Total Crime Rate

87.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 87.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spruce Avenue area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Greenstead , and the 199th highest crime rate of 619 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 Spruce Avenue (CO4 3NX) in the last 12 months was 87.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spruce Avenue (CO4 3NX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Spruce Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Almond Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Linden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Almond Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Blackthorn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Veronica Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Conifer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conifer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspen Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Almond Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hawthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Acacia Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acacia Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clematis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clematis Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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