Total Crime Rate

84.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Churnwood Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Greenstead , and the 207th highest 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 Churnwood Road (CO4 3HQ) in the last 12 months was 84.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Churnwood Road (CO4 3HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Juniper Way, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tara Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Churnwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Larch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brinkley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A137 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tara Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tara Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tara Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Linden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lime Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hazelton Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Churnwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Juniper Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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