Total Crime Rate

117.7 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 117.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.6 10/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

William Boys Close area has the 28th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Greenstead , and the 134th 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 William Boys Close (CO4 3PW) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 62.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Boys Close (CO4 3PW), the main crime hotspot is near Spruce Avenue. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in William Boys Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Larch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tara Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brinkley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Spruce Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other crime Spruce Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Drugs Spruce Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spruce Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Churnwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spruce Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lime Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Juniper Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tara Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tara Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Conifer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conifer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Linden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hazelton Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A137 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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