Total Crime Rate

125.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 125.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Oak Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Tiptree , and the 129th 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 Oak Road (CO5 0NF) in the last 12 months was 125.4 per 1,000 residents and was 195.4% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 75.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Road (CO5 0NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chestnut Way, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willow Walk (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oak Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maypole Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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