Total Crime Rate

48.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Tiptree , and the 275th lowest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (CO5 0LA) in the last 12 months was 48.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (CO5 0LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spinneyfields (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spinneyfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heaton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millwrights Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barbrook Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heaton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heaton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heaton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spinneyfields Under investigation
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Data Sources

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