Crime Rates at John Street, Brightlingsea, Colchester, CO7 0NQ

John Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Brightlingsea , and the 167th lowest crime rate of 496 local areas in Tendring .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around John Street (CO7 0NQ) in the last 12 months was 39.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% lower than the Brightlingsea average (52.3 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 Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Street (CO7 0NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Link Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near John Street (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.