Total Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 55.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Francis Way area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Greenstead , and the 308th lowest 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 Francis Way (CO4 3DZ) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.9% 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 3 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Francis Way (CO4 3DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Tara Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Francis Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tara Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgebrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridgebrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Tara Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Tara Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tara Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Fillan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tara Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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