Total Crime Rate
23.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Millwrights area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Tiptree , and the 127th lowest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Millwrights (CO5 0LQ) in the last 12 months was 23.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Millwrights (CO5 0LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Almond Close, where police recorded 17 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.
View Crime In Tiptree| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maypole Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spinneyfields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spinneyfields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Heaton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Heaton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Heaton Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heaton Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowan Chase | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mill Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millwrights | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Barbrook Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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