Total Crime Rate

70.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 70.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 56.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • 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

Chaffinch Gardens area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Greenstead , and the 254th highest 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 Chaffinch Gardens (CO4 3FH) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 56.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaffinch Gardens (CO4 3FH), the main crime hotspot is near Heatley Way. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chaffinch Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Imogen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heatley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merlin End —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin End Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Merlin End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hamlet Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamlet Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Prospero Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Heatley Way Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heatley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prospero Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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