Crime Rates at Bergholt Road, Colchester, CO4 5AE

Bergholt Road area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Lexden and Braiswick , and the 243rd lowest 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 Bergholt Road (CO4 5AE) in the last 12 months was 42.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bergholt Road (CO4 5AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Claremont Heights, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rectory Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.