Total Crime Rate

5.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 5.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Straight Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Lexden and Braiswick , and the 11th lowest crime rate of 615 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 Straight Road (CO3 9DB) in the last 12 months was 5.9 per 1,000 residents and was 88.4% lower than the Lexden and Braiswick average (50.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Straight Road (CO3 9DB), the main crime hotspot is near The Chase. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Straight Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Chase Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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