Crime Rates at Pickford Walk, Colchester, CO4 3TJ

Pickford Walk area has the 4th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Greenstead , and the 18th 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 Pickford Walk (CO4 3TJ) in the last 12 months was 412.7 per 1,000 residents and was 159.4% 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 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 233.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pickford Walk (CO4 3TJ), the main crime hotspot is near Avon Way. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 80 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.