Total Crime Rate

213.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 213.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 75.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 44.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Other crime 12.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Finch Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Lexden and Braiswick , and the 49th 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 Finch Road (CO3 8DF) in the last 12 months was 213.8 per 1,000 residents and was 342.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 75.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finch Road (CO3 8DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B1408, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kestrel Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Finch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1408 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Finch Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Finch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Finch Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rook End Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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