Total Crime Rate

154.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 154.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 54.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 46.0 7/10
  • Other theft 33.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

London Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Lexden and Braiswick , and the 98th highest crime rate of 619 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 1EB) in the last 12 months was 154.8 per 1,000 residents and was 220.7% higher than the Lexden and Braiswick average (48.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (CO6 1EB), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 3 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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