Total Crime Rate

82.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 82.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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 37th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Greenstead , and the 214th highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harwich Road (CO4 3BU) in the last 12 months was 82.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 111.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harwich Road (CO4 3BU), 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wesley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gascoigne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dilbridge Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weggs Willow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairhead Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harwich Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kerry Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Compton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frank Clater Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairhead Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Harwich Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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