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

Greenstead Road 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 Greenstead Road (CO1 2SP) 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 Greenstead Road (CO1 2SP), the main crime hotspot is near East Ward Mews. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harwich Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hunting Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunting Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kerry Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Haddon Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harwich Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weggs Willow Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenstead Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenstead Road —
Apr 2026Public order Timber Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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