Crime Rates at Ponders Road, Fordham, Colchester, CO6 3LY

Ponders Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Lexden and Braiswick , and the 79th lowest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

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 Ponders Road (CO6 3LY) in the last 12 months was 18.2 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% lower than the Lexden and Braiswick average (48.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ponders Road (CO6 3LY), the main crime hotspot is near Partridge Drive. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.