Total Crime Rate

41.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 79 local areas in Greenstead , and the 248th lowest crime rate of 615 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 3DJ) in the last 12 months was 41.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% lower than the Greenstead average (139.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 700.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 900.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harwich Road (CO4 3DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairhead Road North (13 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
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Alderton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harwich Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alderton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tara Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ayloffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tara Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tara Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Juniper Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hazelton Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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