Crime Rates at Beaumont Close, Colchester, CO4 5XE

Beaumont Close area has the highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Lexden and Braiswick , and the 5th 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 Beaumont Close (CO4 5XE) in the last 12 months was 1137.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2143.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 263 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 ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 300 (≈ 821.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beaumont Close (CO4 5XE), the main crime hotspot is near Charter Way. Police recorded 375 crimes here, including 280 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.