Crime Rates at Turner Road, Colchester, CO4 5XW

Turner Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Lexden and Braiswick , and the 278th highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Turner Road (CO4 5XW) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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