Total Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 45.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ipswich Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Greenstead , and the 260th lowest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ipswich Road (CO4 0EW) in the last 12 months was 45.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ipswich Road (CO4 0EW), 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 Ipswich Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silcock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grenfell Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Grenfell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grenfell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valentines Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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