Total Crime Rate

325.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

184.1 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 325.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 184.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 159.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.8 9/10
  • Other theft 30.7 10/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Burglary 18.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Buckingham Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Greenstead , and the 28th highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buckingham Drive (CO4 3YH) in the last 12 months was 325.2 per 1,000 residents and was 104.4% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 184.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckingham Drive (CO4 3YH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 177 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Avon Way (80 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Buckingham Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avon Way
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wheeler Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avon Way
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Avon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Avon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cook Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Laing Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Avon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avon Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lugar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ariel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scarfe Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Panton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Panton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ariel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfe Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfe Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Balfe Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avon Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Affleck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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