Total Crime Rate

66.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 66.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rookery Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Tiptree , and the 261st highest crime rate of 615 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 Rookery Lane (CO5 0NB) in the last 12 months was 66.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% higher than the Tiptree average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rookery Lane (CO5 0NB), the main crime hotspot is near Cedar Avenue. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rookery Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Kelvedon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Almond Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Almond Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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