Total Crime Rate
79.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Churnwood Close area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Greenstead , and the 225th 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 Churnwood Close (CO4 3EU) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Churnwood Close (CO4 3EU), 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.
View Crime In Colchester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Linden Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tara Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Linden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aspen Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridgebrook Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridgebrook Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aspen Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Tara Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Tara Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tara Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tara Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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