Total Crime Rate

115.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 115.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 3/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Wildeve Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Highwoods , and the 138th highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wildeve Avenue (CO4 6AJ) in the last 12 months was 115.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% higher than the Highwoods average (88.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wildeve Avenue (CO4 6AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Leech'S Lane. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wildeve Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leech'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ascot Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Carris Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Carris Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leech'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Carris Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leech'S Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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