Total Crime Rate
26.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lexden Park area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Lexden and Braiswick , and the 132nd lowest crime rate of 615 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 Lexden Park (CO3 3UJ) in the last 12 months was 26.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lexden Park (CO3 3UJ), 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.
View Crime In Lexden and Braiswick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hurnard Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Clare Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jacqueline Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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