Total Crime Rate

34.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 34.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 17.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.9 4/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 13th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Greenstead , and the 195th 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 0HW) in the last 12 months was 34.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ipswich Road (CO4 0HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Myland Hall Chase (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ipswich Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silcock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Columb Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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