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

Tabor 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 Tabor Road (CO1 2XA) 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 Tabor Road (CO1 2XA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Howe Close, where police recorded 37 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 Tabor Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Howe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Haddon Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Howe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weggs Willow Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hainault Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hunting Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunting Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hainault Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenstead Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenstead Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Andrew'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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