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Colchester in numbers

Every area compared, from public records

Crime

5,358crimes, June to August 2026

Every area ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents, by type, with the trend.

House prices

£310kmiddle price, 674 sales in 6 months

What homes really sold for in every area over six months, by type of home, from the Land Registry.

Planning

75applications and decisions, last month

New planning applications and decisions in every area over the last month, the biggest housing schemes and what gets approved.

Food hygiene

3hygiene scores, last month

Food hygiene scores published in every area over the last month, the low scores, and new food places waiting for a first inspection.

Roadworks

105roadworks on now or coming up

Roadworks and road closures on now or booked for the next month in every area, and who is doing the digging.

Fuel prices

171.9pcheapest unleadedat BP Rangers Service Station · most around 176.9p · dearest 180.9p · 22 stations

What every petrol station charges for unleaded and diesel, cheapest first, updated every half hour.

What's on

73events in the next 30 days

Gigs, club nights, comedy and pop-up events in every area over the next 30 days, updated daily.

Street reports

6street problems reported this month

Fly-tipping, potholes, graffiti and other street problems reported in every area this month, and what has been fixed.

Schools

80schools and their Ofsted results

Every state school and nursery with its latest Ofsted result, the new report cards, and how each area’s schools compare.

GPs, dentists and care

261GPs, dentists and care services

GP surgeries, dentists, care homes and home care in every area, with their Care Quality Commission ratings.

Charities

532charities based in Colchester

Every registered charity based in each area, what it does, how big it is, and new ones as they register.

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Restaurants 383Cafés 221Beauty salons 202Garages and mechanics 201Hairdressers 135Takeaways 134Pubs and bars 133Car dealers 101Estate and letting agents 96Clothes shops 87Supermarkets 85Gyms 83Gardeners and landscapers 72Nurseries and childcare 71Builders 70Corner shops 59Dentists 59Barbers 58

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A free site that shows what’s changing near any CO and CM postcode in Colchester, from public records: planning applications and decisions, new food places and hygiene scores, roadworks, school inspections, GP and care ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses.

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Every night. Planning, roadworks, licences, food hygiene and what’s on are checked daily; crime, house prices and school inspections are published monthly and checked weekly.

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Why “me babber”?

It’s how Bristolians say “my friend”. MeBabber started in Bristol, just up the road, and now covers Colchester too.