Total Crime Rate

105.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 105.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Hazelton Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Greenstead , and the 166th highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hazelton Road (CO4 3DU) in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -13.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hazelton Road (CO4 3DU), the main crime hotspot is near Linden Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hazelton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tara Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Tara Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Tara Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridgebrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgebrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Linden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tara Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Linden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspen Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspen Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tara Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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