Total Crime Rate

134.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 134.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stanley Wooster Way area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Greenstead , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stanley Wooster Way (CO4 3XX) in the last 12 months was 134.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.4% lower than the Greenstead average (139.1 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 77.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanley Wooster Way (CO4 3XX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 197 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Avon Way (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stanley Wooster Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willingham Way
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Pell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Pell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buffett Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Avon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Balfe Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sebastian Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bennet Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Willingham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hawthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willingham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avon Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lugar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lugar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Avon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bennet Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bennet Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balfe Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laing Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hunwicke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wheeler Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wheeler Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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