Total Crime Rate

68.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.5 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 68.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 22.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Broomhills Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mersea and Pyefleet , and the 264th highest 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 Broomhills Road (CO5 8AS) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% higher than the Mersea and Pyefleet average (44.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broomhills Road (CO5 8AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rainbow Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lea Side (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Broomhills Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rainbow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Mews —
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Data Sources

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