Total Crime Rate

366.8 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 366.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 218.3 10/10
  • Public order 30.6 10/10
  • Drugs 26.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.1 10/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Robbery 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

Acacia Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Greenstead , and the 20th 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 Acacia Avenue (CO4 3JS) in the last 12 months was 366.8 per 1,000 residents and was 163.8% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 257.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.9% 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 197 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Acacia Avenue (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Acacia Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Spruce Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Honeysuckle Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Acacia Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Spruce Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
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 Acacia Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Conifer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conifer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acacia Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tamarisk Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tamarisk Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tamarisk Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Almond Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marigold Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Almond Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Almond Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Almond Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hawthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawthorn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Yew Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Yew Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other crime Spruce Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spruce Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spruce Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acacia Avenue —
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Data Sources

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