Total Crime Rate

98.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.6 10/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

London Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Lexden and Braiswick , and the 168th 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 London Road (CO6 1BE) in the last 12 months was 98.3 per 1,000 residents and was 93.8% 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 Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (CO6 1BE), the main crime hotspot is near Francis Court. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Francis Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Rookeries Under investigation
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Data Sources

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