Crime Rates at Messing Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0ES

Messing Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Tiptree , and the 231st highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Messing Road (CO5 0ES) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% higher than the Tiptree average (42.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Messing Road (CO5 0ES), the main crime hotspot is near Cedar Avenue. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.