Total Crime Rate

242.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 158.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Greenstead Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Greenstead , and the 39th highest crime rate of 615 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 2TL) in the last 12 months was 242.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.5% higher than the Greenstead average (139.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 169.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenstead Road (CO1 2TL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 51 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 (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Davids Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery The Chase Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hainault Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hainault Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hainault Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Howe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Howe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Farrington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Farrington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Haddon Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Andrew'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tabor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgefield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hunting Gate Under investigation
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Data Sources

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