Crime Rates at Groves Close, Colchester, CO4 5BP

Groves Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Lexden and Braiswick , and the 37th highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Groves Close (CO4 5BP) in the last 12 months was 270.3 per 1,000 residents and was 459.8% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 185.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Groves Close (CO4 5BP), the main crime hotspot is near Bradford Drive. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.