Total Crime Rate

272.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.5 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 272.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 106.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 71.0 10/10
  • Drugs 35.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.8 10/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hawkins Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Greenstead , and the 36th 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 Hawkins Road (CO2 8JX) in the last 12 months was 272.2 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 106.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 160.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawkins Road (CO2 8JX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 164 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawkins Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket 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 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Altbarn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Meachen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colne Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heia Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heia Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Altbarn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meachen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Andrew'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Caelum Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Maudlyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Maudlyn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Maudlyn Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maudlyn Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Maudlyn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Phoenix Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Haddon Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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