Crime Rates at Peto Avenue, Colchester, CO4 5WJ

Peto Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Lexden and Braiswick , and the 36th highest crime rate of 615 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 Peto Avenue (CO4 5WJ) in the last 12 months was 251.3 per 1,000 residents and was 395.7% higher than the Lexden and Braiswick average (50.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 74.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 163.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peto Avenue (CO4 5WJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.