Total Crime Rate

162.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 162.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 52.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 50.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.8 7/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Winstree Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Marks Tey and Layer , and the 90th highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Winstree Road (CO3 0QF) in the last 12 months was 162.1 per 1,000 residents and was 115.8% higher than the Marks Tey and Layer average (75.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 21.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winstree Road (CO3 0QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Winstree Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peartree Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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