Total Crime Rate

315.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 315.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 152.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.6 10/10
  • Other theft 25.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wombat Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Lexden and Braiswick , and the 24th highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wombat Street (CO3 8AX) in the last 12 months was 315.3 per 1,000 residents and was 521.9% 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 Shoplifting with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 100.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wombat Street (CO3 8AX), the main crime hotspot is near Lemur Lane. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wombat Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B1408 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lemur Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Giraffe Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1408 Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Leopard Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flamingo Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lemur Lane Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lemur Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Penguin Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wombat Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Leopard Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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