Total Crime Rate

118.5 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 118.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Conifer Close area has the 27th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Greenstead , and the 129th highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Conifer Close (CO4 3PF) in the last 12 months was 118.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Conifer Close (CO4 3PF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 197 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 Conifer Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tamarisk Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hickory Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hickory Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lime Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hickory Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Almond Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Crescent
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Larch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawthorn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hawthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Almond Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Almond Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Juniper Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Almond Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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