Total Crime Rate

57.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 57.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Hurnard Drive area has the 38th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Lexden and Braiswick , and the 303rd highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hurnard Drive (CO3 3SH) in the last 12 months was 57.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% higher than the Lexden and Braiswick average (50.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 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 Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hurnard Drive (CO3 3SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Acland Avenue, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jacqueline Court (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hurnard Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Clare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hurnard Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jacqueline Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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