Total Crime Rate

406.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 406.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 141.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 43.6 8/10
  • Public order 35.4 10/10
  • Other theft 32.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.4 10/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
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

Elmstead Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Greenstead , and the 19th 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 Elmstead Road (CO4 3AB) in the last 12 months was 406.0 per 1,000 residents and was 192.0% higher 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 182.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmstead Road (CO4 3AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Quayside Drive, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Andrew'S Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elmstead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swan Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bennet Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lightship Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lightship Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lightship Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balfe Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Balfe Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Burglary Lightship Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bennet Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capstan Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bennet Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wheeler Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wheeler Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wheeler Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ballantyne Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Annan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Quayside Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tippett Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tippett Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tangerine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elmstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Andrew'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Triumph Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Alefounder Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tangerine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tangerine Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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