Total Crime Rate
80.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Christopher Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Greenstead , and the 224th 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 St Christopher Road (CO4 0NE) in the last 12 months was 80.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 53.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Christopher Road (CO4 0NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Luke'S Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Colchester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Columb Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Cyrus Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridgebrook Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridgebrook Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Fillan Road | Under investigation |
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