Crime Rates at Edward Paxman Gardens, Colchester, CO1 2NT

Edward Paxman Gardens area has the 21st highest crime rate of 65 local areas in New Town and Christ Church , and the 141st highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edward Paxman Gardens (CO1 2NT) in the last 12 months was 119.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.7% lower than the New Town and Christ Church average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edward Paxman Gardens (CO1 2NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barrack Street, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Artillery Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.