Total Crime Rate

102.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.6 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 102.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Avon Way area has the 39th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Greenstead , and the 171st highest crime rate of 619 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 Avon Way (CO4 3SX) in the last 12 months was 102.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 73.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avon Way (CO4 3SX), the main crime hotspot is near Heatley Way. Police recorded 30 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 Avon Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hewes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Finham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Isbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Isbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prospero Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Prospero Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hamlet Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Heatley Way Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heatley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heatley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamlet Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulmar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Egret Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Finham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Titania Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosalind Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosalind Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Finham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sherbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Imogen Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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