Total Crime Rate

106.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 106.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 80.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wilson Marriage Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Greenstead , and the 165th 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 Wilson Marriage Road (CO4 0DG) in the last 12 months was 106.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% lower 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 80.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilson Marriage Road (CO4 0DG), the main crime hotspot is near Wilson Marriage Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Causeway Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ayloffe Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ayloffe Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Causeway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ayloffe Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barnardiston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ayloffe Road
Apr 2026Other theft Gascoigne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ayloffe Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairhead Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valentines Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grenfell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grenfell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Grenfell Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ayloffe Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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