Total Crime Rate

242.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

143.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 242.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 143.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Greenstead Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Greenstead , and the 42nd 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 Greenstead Road (CO1 2SL) in the last 12 months was 242.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 143.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenstead Road (CO1 2SL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Greenstead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Maudlyn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenstead Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenstead Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Andrew'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weggs Willow Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Maudlyn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Maudlyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Maudlyn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maudlyn Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hainault Close —
Apr 2026Public order Hainault Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwood Close —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Haddon Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Howe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Howe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunting Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hunting Gate Under investigation
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Data Sources

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