Total Crime Rate

86.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Coopers Crescent area has the 20th highest crime rate of 94 local areas in Lexden and Braiswick , and the 195th highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Coopers Crescent (CO6 3SJ) in the last 12 months was 86.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 60.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coopers Crescent (CO6 3SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Armoury Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Coopers Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Garret Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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