Crime Rates at The Avenue, Wivenhoe, Colchester, CO7 9PN

The Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Wivenhoe , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 619 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 The Avenue (CO7 9PN) in the last 12 months was 118.3 per 1,000 residents and was 150.5% higher than the Wivenhoe average (47.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 61.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 97.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (CO7 9PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 119 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nelson Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.