Total Crime Rate
29.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thanet Walk area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Berechurch , and the 169th 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 Thanet Walk (CO5 7EW) in the last 12 months was 29.4 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% lower than the Berechurch average (95.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thanet Walk (CO5 7EW), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Colchester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsh Crescent | Under investigation |
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