Total Crime Rate

53.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.6 5/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandpiper Close area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Greenstead , and the 294th lowest crime rate of 615 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 Sandpiper Close (CO4 3GE) in the last 12 months was 53.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.4% lower than the Greenstead average (139.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandpiper Close (CO4 3GE), the main crime hotspot is near Sheerwater Mews. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandpiper Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Goldfinch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sheerwater Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheerwater Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Goldfinch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cardinal Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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