Total Crime Rate

4.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 4.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Kingsbury Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Lexden and Braiswick , and the 9th lowest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsbury Close (CO6 1XF) in the last 12 months was 4.0 per 1,000 residents and was 92.1% lower than the Lexden and Braiswick average (50.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsbury Close (CO6 1XF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dobbies Lane, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Godmans Lane (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsbury Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Godmans Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Godmans Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dobbies Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Dobbies Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Maybury Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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