Crime Rates at Goring Road, Colchester, CO4 0DW

Goring Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Greenstead , and the 248th highest crime rate of 615 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 Goring Road (CO4 0DW) in the last 12 months was 69.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goring Road (CO4 0DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairhead Road North (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.