Crime Rates at Walnut Tree Way, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0NG

Walnut Tree Way 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 Walnut Tree Way (CO5 0NG) 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 Walnut Tree Way (CO5 0NG), 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.