Crime Rates at Kestrel Drive, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8AP

Kestrel Drive area has the 16th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Lexden and Braiswick , and the 183rd 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 Kestrel Drive (CO3 8AP) in the last 12 months was 96.3 per 1,000 residents and was 99.5% higher than the Lexden and Braiswick average (48.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kestrel Drive (CO3 8AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Christopher Garnett Chase, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peter Crowe Approach (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.