Total Crime Rate

395.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

171.7 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 395.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 171.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 51.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.6 10/10
  • Public order 38.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.8 10/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Sullivan Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Greenstead , and the 20th 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 Sullivan Close (CO4 3UL) in the last 12 months was 395.1 per 1,000 residents and was 148.3% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 171.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sullivan Close (CO4 3UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chase Court, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Affleck Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sullivan Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colne Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Affleck Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chase Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chase Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rochdale Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scarfe Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochdale Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochdale Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alefounder Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Affleck Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chase Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Affleck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britten Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britten Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrice Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Balfe Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfe Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfe Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wheeler Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laing Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laing Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chase Court
Apr 2026Public order Rochdale Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chase Court
Apr 2026Drugs Mascot Square Under investigation

Data Sources

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