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14,010 people · median £262,000 · Colchester

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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 postcode sector

Crime runs at 11.8 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 postcode sector

Per 1,000 / month11.8

Average across Acreright-covered districts9.9

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months this postcode sector

Violence and sexual offences

759

Anti-social behaviour

213

Criminal damage and arson

114

Other theft

112

Vehicle crime

106

Public order

Recorded crimes by category within this postcode sector, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

On or near	Crimes
Albany Gardens	60
Supermarket	35
Petrol Station	25
Quayside Drive	23
Triumph Close	22

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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