Total Crime Rate

255.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 255.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 200.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.3 10/10
  • Drugs 22.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Brinkley Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Highwoods , and the 33rd 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 Brinkley Lane (CO4 9XN) in the last 12 months was 255.6 per 1,000 residents and was 188.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 200.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 350.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brinkley Lane (CO4 9XN), the main crime hotspot is near Attwood Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brinkley Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brinkley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Purvis Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Attwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Highclere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tiberius Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tiberius Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Attwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brinkley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chinook Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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