Total Crime Rate

125.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 125.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 88.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Whaley Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Greenstead , and the 127th 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 Whaley Road (CO4 3AW) in the last 12 months was 125.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 88.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whaley Road (CO4 3AW), the main crime hotspot is near Dilbridge Road East. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whaley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunting Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harwich Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dilbridge Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frank Clater Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Compton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kerry Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hunting Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harwich Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairhead Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weggs Willow Under investigation
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Data Sources

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