Crime Rate in Lexden and Braiswick, ward

Lexden and Braiswick has the 6th lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Colchester district and the 2653rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 407th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Lexden and Braiswick in the last 12 months was 50.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% lower than the Colchester district average (90.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lexden and Braiswick’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 281 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 338 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lexden and Braiswick ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 40 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Fiddlers Folly (27 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.