Crime Rates at Acacia Avenue, Colchester, CO4 3JS

Acacia Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Greenstead , and the 24th highest crime rate of 619 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 Acacia Avenue (CO4 3JS) in the last 12 months was 375.6 per 1,000 residents and was 136.0% higher than the Greenstead average (159.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 266.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acacia Avenue (CO4 3JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 177 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Acacia Avenue (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.