Crime Rates at Hadleigh Road, East Bergholt, Colchester, CO7 6QU

Hadleigh Road area has the highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Brantham , and the 5th highest crime rate of 304 local areas in Babergh .

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 Hadleigh Road (CO7 6QU) in the last 12 months was 193.1 per 1,000 residents and was 652.3% higher than the Brantham average (25.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 123.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hadleigh Road (CO7 6QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whites Field, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hughes Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.