Crime Rates at Plover Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8AF

Plover Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Lexden and Braiswick , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plover Road (CO3 8AF) in the last 12 months was 22.5 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plover Road (CO3 8AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Martin Hunt Drive, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kestrel Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.