Total Crime Rate

412.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

233.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 412.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 233.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 205.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.3 10/10
  • Other theft 23.6 10/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.8 10/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 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 Avon Way (CO4 3TZ) 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 Avon Way (CO4 3TZ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Avon Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Finham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Finham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Pell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Pell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Charles Pell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Pell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willingham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Avon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Avon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Avon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Avon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Avon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Isbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Finham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avon Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodrow Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Woodrow Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodrow Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodrow Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunwicke Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunwicke Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunwicke Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Hunwicke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hunwicke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hunwicke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunwicke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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