Crime Rates at Foxglove Walk, Colchester, CO4 3RY

Foxglove Walk area has the highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Greenstead , and the 7th highest crime rate of 619 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 Foxglove Walk (CO4 3RY) in the last 12 months was 845.4 per 1,000 residents and was 431.3% higher than the Greenstead average (159.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 129 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 230.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foxglove Walk (CO4 3RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 177 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Acacia Avenue (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.