Total Crime Rate

51.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 38.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 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
  • 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Broomfield Crescent area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Wivenhoe , and the 290th lowest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broomfield Crescent (CO7 9QA) in the last 12 months was 51.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broomfield Crescent (CO7 9QA), the main crime hotspot is near Nelson Close. Police recorded 18 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 Broomfield Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cap Pillar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nelson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wivenhoe Cross Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasby Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Britannia Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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