Crime Rates at Viola Walk, Colchester, CO4 3SN

Viola Walk area has the 18th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Greenstead , and the 54th highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Viola Walk (CO4 3SN) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 116.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Viola Walk (CO4 3SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 177 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Avon Way (80 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.