Crime Rates at Firs Chase, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8ND

Firs Chase area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mersea and Pyefleet , and the 222nd highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Firs Chase (CO5 8ND) in the last 12 months was 80.2 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Firs Chase (CO5 8ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victory Place, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackwater Drive (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.