Total Crime Rate
93.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
54.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pond Chase area has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Prettygate , and the 188th highest crime rate of 619 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 Pond Chase (CO3 4RD) in the last 12 months was 93.9 per 1,000 residents and was 123.9% higher than the Prettygate average (42.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pond Chase (CO3 4RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pond Chase, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gurney Benham Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Colchester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Holman Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plume Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pond Chase | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pond Chase | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gurney Benham Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winston Avenue | — |
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