Total Crime Rate

67.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.7 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 67.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Foxes area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Greenstead , and the 267th highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Foxes (CO1 2NW) in the last 12 months was 67.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% lower than the Greenstead average (159.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Foxes (CO1 2NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maudlyn Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Andrew'S Avenue (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Foxes area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunting Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Maudlyn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hunting Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maudlyn Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Maudlyn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hainault Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Maudlyn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Andrew'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Maudlyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vega Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Haddon Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Timber Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenstead Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenstead Road —
Apr 2026Public order Hainault Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weggs Willow Under investigation
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Data Sources

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