Total Crime Rate

141.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 141.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 80.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barfield Road area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mersea and Pyefleet , and the 95th highest crime rate of 615 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 Barfield Road (CO5 8QX) in the last 12 months was 141.2 per 1,000 residents and was 240.0% higher than the Mersea and Pyefleet average (41.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barfield Road (CO5 8QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grays Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Rainbow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vince Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Goings Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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