Total Crime Rate

89.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.9 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 89.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 67.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Fiddlers Folly area has the 20th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Lexden and Braiswick , and the 197th highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fiddlers Folly (CO3 9UF) in the last 12 months was 89.5 per 1,000 residents and was 85.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 67.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fiddlers Folly (CO3 9UF), the main crime hotspot is near Fiddlers Folly. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fiddlers Folly area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Porter'S Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fiddlers Folly Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fiddlers Folly Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porter'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porter'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porter'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Porter'S Lane —
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Data Sources

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