Total Crime Rate

273.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.1 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 273.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 189.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 49.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • 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
  • 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 11th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Greenstead , and the 34th 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 Harwich Road (CO4 3DB) in the last 12 months was 273.7 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% higher than the Greenstead average (159.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harwich Road (CO4 3DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harwich Road (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 (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ayloffe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairhead Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ayloffe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ayloffe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ayloffe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ayloffe Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Gascoigne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ayloffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wesley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harwich Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Harwich Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weggs Willow Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dilbridge Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairhead Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barnardiston Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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