Total Crime Rate

103.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 103.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.2 7/10
  • Other theft 34.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Queen Anne Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mersea and Pyefleet , and the 170th highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queen Anne Drive (CO5 8BQ) in the last 12 months was 103.9 per 1,000 residents and was 131.3% 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 Other theft with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Anne Drive (CO5 8BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fountain Court, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen Anne Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Queen Anne Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fountain Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oyster Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Elmwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rainbow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Mews —
Apr 2026Public order Oyster Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Oyster Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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