Total Crime Rate

181.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 181.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.4 10/10
  • Public order 26.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Salary Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Greenstead , and the 71st 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 Salary Close (CO4 3HL) in the last 12 months was 181.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 116.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salary Close (CO4 3HL), the main crime hotspot is near Acacia Avenue. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Salary Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Acacia Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cypress Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Acacia Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Acacia Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acacia Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acacia Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acacia Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Honeysuckle Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acacia Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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