Total Crime Rate

252.2 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 252.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.2 10/10
  • Public order 26.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.5 10/10
  • Burglary 17.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Geranium Walk area has the 10th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Greenstead , and the 35th 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 Geranium Walk (CO4 3RB) in the last 12 months was 252.2 per 1,000 residents and was 81.4% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 140.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Geranium Walk (CO4 3RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hickory Avenue, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Andrew'S Avenue (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Geranium Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery The Chase Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hickory Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hickory Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hickory Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hickory Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Howe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Howe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hainault Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hainault Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Elm Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tabor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Crescent —
Sep 2025Burglary Hickory Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hainault Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Juniper Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Andrew'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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