Total Crime Rate

180.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 180.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Drugs 20.8 10/10
  • Other crime 13.9 10/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Engineers Square area has the 8th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Lexden and Braiswick , and the 72nd 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 Engineers Square (CO4 5YP) in the last 12 months was 180.6 per 1,000 residents and was 256.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Engineers Square (CO4 5YP), the main crime hotspot is near Blade Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Engineers Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blade Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turbine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blade Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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