Total Crime Rate

35.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 17.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Saffron Way area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Tiptree , and the 199th lowest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Saffron Way (CO5 0AY) in the last 12 months was 35.5 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% lower than the Tiptree average (42.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saffron Way (CO5 0AY), the main crime hotspot is near Maldon Road. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Saffron Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookland Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookland Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chervil Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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