Total Crime Rate

113.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 113.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Robbery 8.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walnut Tree Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Tiptree , and the 141st highest crime rate of 615 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 0NL) in the last 12 months was 113.0 per 1,000 residents and was 131.4% higher than the Tiptree average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 78.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walnut Tree Way (CO5 0NL), the main crime hotspot is near Cedar Avenue. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walnut Tree Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pit Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pit Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Almond Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Almond Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Walk Under investigation

Data Sources

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