Total Crime Rate

197.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

149.0 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 197.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 149.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 134.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Walnut Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Highwoods , and the 55th 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 Walnut Drive (CO4 5ES) in the last 12 months was 197.1 per 1,000 residents and was 119.8% higher than the Highwoods average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 149.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walnut Drive (CO4 5ES), the main crime hotspot is near Boxted Road. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 66 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walnut Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boxted Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Walnut Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitmore Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boxted Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amelia Chase —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Amelia Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whitebeam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Pleasant Plains Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leech'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Chestnut Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Chestnut Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Ascot Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kent Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boxted Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Boxted Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boxted Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nayland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boxted Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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