Total Crime Rate

189.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

149.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 189.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 149.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.0 10/10
  • Burglary 23.6 10/10
  • Public order 23.6 10/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Greyhound Hill area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Rural North , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 616 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 Greyhound Hill (CO4 5QF) in the last 12 months was 189.0 per 1,000 residents and was 409.4% higher than the Rural North average (37.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 149.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greyhound Hill (CO4 5QF), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Greyhound Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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