Crime Rates at Aldeburgh Gardens, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9XR

Aldeburgh Gardens area has the 7th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Highwoods , and the 61st 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 Aldeburgh Gardens (CO4 9XR) in the last 12 months was 196.4 per 1,000 residents and was 121.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 413.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aldeburgh Gardens (CO4 9XR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Gardens, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tynedale Square (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.