Total Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • 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

Vine Drive area has the 13th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Wivenhoe , and the 228th lowest crime rate of 615 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 Vine Drive (CO7 9HB) in the last 12 months was 38.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% lower than the Wivenhoe average (43.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vine Drive (CO7 9HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nelson Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colchester Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vine Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Caroline Close Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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