Total Crime Rate

57.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 57.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lexden Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Castle , and the 299th highest crime rate of 615 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 3PY) in the last 12 months was 57.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.5% lower than the Castle average (311.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lexden Road (CO3 3PY), the main crime hotspot is near Oaks Drive. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 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 (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Highfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Road —
Sep 2025Other theft New Kiln Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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