Total Crime Rate

87.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 87.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

East Mersea Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mersea and Pyefleet , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 615 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 East Mersea Road (CO5 8SL) in the last 12 months was 87.6 per 1,000 residents and was 110.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Mersea Road (CO5 8SL), the main crime hotspot is near East Mersea Road, with 1 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in East Mersea Road area

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Data Sources

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