Total Crime Rate

23.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 23.3 2/10
  • Violent crimes 18.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Walnut Tree Way area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Shrub End , and the 127th lowest 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 Walnut Tree Way (CO2 9BS) in the last 12 months was 23.3 per 1,000 residents and was 72.6% lower than the Shrub End average (85.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walnut Tree Way (CO2 9BS), the main crime hotspot is near Paxman Avenue. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walnut Tree Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Hedge Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plume Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Paxman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paxman Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paxman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paxman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pond Chase —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pond Chase —
Apr 2026Other theft Hedge Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hedge Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gurney Benham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winston Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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