— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · NEIGHBOURHOOD
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6,221 people · median £268,500 · Colchester
High wellbeingMore affordable than most
Colchester Council · Conservative / Liberal Democrat coalition 30/51 seats · 59% · OCD 2026
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How safe is it? This neighbourhood
Crime runs at 11.3 per 1,000 residents a month — above the 9.9 average across districts Acreright covers. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Monthly recorded crimes within this neighbourhood
Per 1,000 / month11.3
Average across Acreright-covered districts9.9
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months this neighbourhood
Recorded crimes by category within this neighbourhood, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
| On or near | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Albany Gardens | 60 |
| Supermarket | 35 |
| Waterside Lane | 19 |
| Foresight Road | 14 |
| Ladbrook Drive | 12 |
Busiest anonymised "on or near" markers over the last 6 months — click a row to centre the crime map there · retail-heavy spots naturally rank high (shoplifting concentrates where the shops are), and some forces log crimes at their police station, so a station can rank high without the crime happening there · police.uk
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