Total Crime Rate

121.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 121.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Roach Vale area has the 24th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Greenstead , and the 123rd 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 Roach Vale (CO4 3HH) in the last 12 months was 121.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 79.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roach Vale (CO4 3HH), the main crime hotspot is near Salary Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Roach Vale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A137 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brinkley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Linden Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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