Crime Rates at Park Road, Colchester, CO3 3UL

Park Road area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Lexden and Braiswick , and the 262nd lowest 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 Park Road (CO3 3UL) in the last 12 months was 44.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% 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 Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road (CO3 3UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ruth King Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sussex Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.