Crime Rates at London Road, Colchester, CO3 4DF

London Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Lexden and Braiswick , and the 307th highest 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 London Road (CO3 4DF) in the last 12 months was 56.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -65.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (CO3 4DF), the main crime hotspot is near The Chase. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.