Total Crime Rate

876.3 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 876.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 549.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.4 10/10
  • Public order 55.0 10/10
  • Other theft 27.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Burglary 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

Berberis Walk area has the highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Greenstead , and the 7th 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 Berberis Walk (CO4 3QA) in the last 12 months was 876.3 per 1,000 residents and was 530.2% higher than the Greenstead average (139.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 160 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 178.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berberis Walk (CO4 3QA), 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 Berberis Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Conifer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hawthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Affleck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Affleck Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balfe Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conifer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Almond Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Almond Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willingham Way
Sep 2025Other theft Willingham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willingham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Almond Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Almond Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawthorn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chase Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lugar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lugar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Crescent
Sep 2025Other theft Elm Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hunwicke Road
Sep 2025Burglary Hunwicke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunwicke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tamarisk Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tamarisk Way
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tamarisk Way
Sep 2025Burglary Affleck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Balfe Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket

Data Sources

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