Total Crime Rate

135.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 135.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.5 9/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Blackthorn Avenue area has the 30th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Greenstead , and the 119th highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackthorn Avenue (CO4 3QD) in the last 12 months was 135.6 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 74.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackthorn Avenue (CO4 3QD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackthorn Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hawthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Balfe Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfe Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfe Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chase Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitethorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hickory Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrice Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chase Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Veronica Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rochdale Way —
Apr 2026Public order Rochdale Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochdale Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochdale Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Conifer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conifer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chase Court —
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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