Total Crime Rate

481.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

168.7 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 481.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 168.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.2 10/10
  • Drugs 48.2 10/10
  • Other theft 48.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 48.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.1 10/10
  • Public order 24.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.1 10/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Robbery 12.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lightship Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Greenstead , and the 14th 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 Lightship Way (CO2 8FR) in the last 12 months was 481.9 per 1,000 residents and was 202.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 168.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lightship Way (CO2 8FR), the main crime hotspot is near Caelum Drive. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lightship Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Mascot Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Capstan Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capstan Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caelum Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Caelum Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Caelum Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caelum Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caelum Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capstan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Capstan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Altbarn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Annan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Altbarn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Capstan Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Phoenix Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colne Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft King Edward Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haven Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Haven Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Haven Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Quayside Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Annan Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Caelum Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Triumph Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Triumph Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Triumph Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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