Crime Rates at London Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8LU

London Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Lexden and Braiswick , and the 302nd highest crime rate of 619 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 London Road (CO3 8LU) in the last 12 months was 57.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -52.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (CO3 8LU), the main crime hotspot is near B1408. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.