Total Crime Rate

64.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 64.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.2 5/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Christopher Garnett Chase area has the 35th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Lexden and Braiswick , and the 270th 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 Christopher Garnett Chase (CO3 8BP) in the last 12 months was 64.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christopher Garnett Chase (CO3 8BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Villa Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Christopher Garnett Chase area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tollgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peter Crowe Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westley Sandford Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Martin Hunt Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Villa Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villa Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Burglary Tollgate Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Partridge Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tollgate Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Christopher Garnett Chase —
Sep 2025Public order Christopher Garnett Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Christopher Garnett Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christopher Garnett Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tollgate Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tollgate Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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