Total Crime Rate

98.4 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 98.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Burglary 18.6 10/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Hickory Avenue area has the 35th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Greenstead , and the 167th highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hickory Avenue (CO4 3QJ) in the last 12 months was 98.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hickory Avenue (CO4 3QJ), 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 Hickory Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Almond Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willingham Way —
Sep 2025Robbery Alefounder Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Affleck Road Under investigation
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 2025Other theft Balfe Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Almond Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Almond Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Almond Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willingham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hawthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawthorn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Duffield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hickory Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hickory Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hickory Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Willingham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chase Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hickory Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Conifer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conifer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tamarisk Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tamarisk Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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