Total Crime Rate

122.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 122.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.7 6/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Mandeville Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Lexden and Braiswick , and the 120th 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 Mandeville Road (CO6 1XT) in the last 12 months was 122.5 per 1,000 residents and was 141.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 70.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mandeville Road (CO6 1XT), the main crime hotspot is near Honywood Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mandeville Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Godmans Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honywood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Godmans Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mandeville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mandeville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mandeville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mandeville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ley Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honywood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stane Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stane Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stane Field Under investigation

Data Sources

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