Total Crime Rate

81.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

44.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 81.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 0.7 1/10
  • Drugs 0.7 1/10
  • Other crime 0.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nesfield Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Wivenhoe , and the 216th highest crime rate of 616 local areas in Colchester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nesfield Road (CO4 3ZL) in the last 12 months was 81.0 per 1,000 residents and was 85.8% higher than the Wivenhoe average (43.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nesfield Road (CO4 3ZL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nesfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Oct 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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