Total Crime Rate

258.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 258.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.0 10/10
  • Other theft 21.0 10/10
  • Public order 21.0 9/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Capstan Place area has the 9th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Greenstead , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Capstan Place (CO4 3GH) in the last 12 months was 258.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.1% higher than the Greenstead average (139.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 153.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Capstan Place (CO4 3GH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Capstan Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Altbarn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ballantyne Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tangerine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tangerine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Alefounder Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lightship Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lightship Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lightship Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lightship Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Tippett Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tippett Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Quayside Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capstan Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elmstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Caelum Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Caelum Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Caelum Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Caelum Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caelum Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caelum Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caelum Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caelum Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Andrew'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tangerine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caelum Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swan Close
Sep 2025Shoplifting Triumph Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket

Data Sources

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