Total Crime Rate

20.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 20.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 10.3 2/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heath Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Wivenhoe , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heath Road (CO7 9PX) in the last 12 months was 20.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.2% lower than the Wivenhoe average (47.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heath Road (CO7 9PX), the main crime hotspot is near Nelson Close. Police recorded 18 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 Heath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nelson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasby Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wivenhoe Cross Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cap Pillar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Britannia Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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