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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in CO2: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

CO2 recorded 379 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.42 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 42.0% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 12.1% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring73.08 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment379 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 12.1% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

379
trending_down -2.8% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

73.08per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,144

Within CO2 district

Colchester

59,015

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Police Station Map
total: 36 Violence and sexual offences: 16 Drugs: 5
36
Supermarket Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 6 Public order: 1
8
Albion Grove Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3
8
Fairfax Road Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Other theft: 1
8
West Donyland Court Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2
6
School Road Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Public order: 2
6
Albany Gardens Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 1
6
Caelum Drive Map
total: 6 Drugs: 2 Bicycle theft: 1
6
Sports/Recreation Area Map
total: 6 Public order: 3 Shoplifting: 2
6
Supermarket Map
total: 5 Shoplifting: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
5

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
379 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
159
42.0%
Anti-social Behaviour
54
14.2%
Public Order
30
7.9%
Criminal Damage & Arson
23
6.1%
Other Theft
22
5.8%
Vehicle Crime
21
5.5%
Drug Offences
20
5.3%
Shoplifting
20
5.3%
Other Crime
7
1.8%
Burglary
6
1.6%
Bicycle Theft
6
1.6%
Weapons Possession
5
1.3%
Theft from Person
4
1.1%
Robbery
2
0.5%

Crime Analysis: CO2

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in CO2 (42.0%). Anti-social Behaviour (14.2%) and Public Order (7.9%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in CO2 has risen sharply — by 12.1%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for CO2 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -2.8%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +12.1%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.0%

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