Total Crime Rate

118.6 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 118.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sycamore Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Greenstead , and the 128th highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sycamore Road (CO4 3NT) in the last 12 months was 118.6 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sycamore Road (CO4 3NT), the main crime hotspot is near Hickory Avenue. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sycamore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spruce Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Spruce Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tamarisk Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A137 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lime Avenue 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 2025Vehicle crime Juniper Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Crescent —
Sep 2025Other crime Hickory Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hickory Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hickory Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tamarisk Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hickory Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Hickory Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Spruce Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spruce Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Elm Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Conifer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conifer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tamarisk Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Larch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Spruce Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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