Crime Rates at Harwich Road, Colchester, CO4 3DD

Harwich Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Greenstead , and the 146th 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 3DD) in the last 12 months was 26.9 per 1,000 residents and was 83.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harwich Road (CO4 3DD), 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.