Total Crime Rate

83.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wilson Marriage Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Greenstead , and the 209th highest crime rate of 615 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 Wilson Marriage Road (CO4 0DG) in the last 12 months was 83.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% lower than the Greenstead average (139.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilson Marriage Road (CO4 0DG), the main crime hotspot is near Fairhead Road North. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wilson Marriage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Alderton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ayloffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alderton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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