Total Crime Rate

101.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.0 9/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 8.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Monance Way area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Greenstead , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Monance Way (CO4 0PG) in the last 12 months was 101.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 69.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Monance Way (CO4 0PG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Monance Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Luke'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Luke'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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