Crime Rates at Gadwall Reach, Kelvedon, Colchester, CO5 9PR

Gadwall Reach area has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Coggeshall , and the 160th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Braintree .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gadwall Reach (CO5 9PR) in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% higher than the Coggeshall average (46.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gadwall Reach (CO5 9PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Mary'S Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canonium Mews (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.