Crime Rates at Penrice Close, Colchester, CO4 3XN

Penrice Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Greenstead , and the 79th highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penrice Close (CO4 3XN) in the last 12 months was 167.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 85.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penrice Close (CO4 3XN), the main crime hotspot is near Hunwicke Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.