Total Crime Rate

55.0 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 55.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Braemore Close area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Greenstead , and the 300th lowest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Braemore Close (CO4 0NN) in the last 12 months was 55.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% lower than the Greenstead average (139.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 105.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Braemore Close (CO4 0NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Luke'S Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Braemore Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Braemore Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Luke'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Luke'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Oaks Park Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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