Total Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 53.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 39.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Harwich Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Greenstead , and the 304th lowest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harwich Road (CO4 3BP) in the last 12 months was 53.1 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harwich Road (CO4 3BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dilbridge Road East (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Harwich Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairhead Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harwich Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weggs Willow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frank Clater Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dilbridge Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hunting Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunting Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenwick Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fenwick Drive 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 Harwich Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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