Total Crime Rate

63.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lexden Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle , and the 280th highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lexden Road (CO3 3PL) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.6% lower than the Castle average (297.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lexden Road (CO3 3PL), the main crime hotspot is near Manor Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lexden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Manor Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Papillon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Papillon Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Keble Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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