Total Crime Rate

241.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 241.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 209.8 10/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Ward Close area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Wivenhoe , and the 40th 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 Ward Close (CO7 9FQ) in the last 12 months was 241.3 per 1,000 residents and was 460.7% higher than the Wivenhoe average (43.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 445.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ward Close (CO7 9FQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Claremont Road, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ballast Quay Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ward Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Petworth Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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