Crime Rates at Elmstead Road, Colchester, CO4 3AB

Elmstead Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Greenstead , and the 20th highest crime rate of 619 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 395.1 per 1,000 residents and was 148.3% higher 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 171.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% 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 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Capstan Place (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.