Total Crime Rate

102.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Colchester Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Alresford & Elmstead , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 498 local areas in Tendring .

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 Colchester Road (CO7 7EE) in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 137.6% higher than the Alresford & Elmstead average (43.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colchester Road (CO7 7EE), the main crime hotspot is near School Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Colchester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flail Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theme/Adventure Park Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holly Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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