Total Crime Rate

82.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 82.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 38.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 29.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Townsend Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Tiptree , and the 212th highest 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 Townsend Road (CO5 0ND) in the last 12 months was 82.8 per 1,000 residents and was 95.1% higher than the Tiptree average (42.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townsend Road (CO5 0ND), the main crime hotspot is near Willow Walk. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Townsend Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvedon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvedon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Tree Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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