Crime Rates at Elm Close, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0NN

Elm Close area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Tiptree , and the 60th highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Close (CO5 0NN) in the last 12 months was 187.0 per 1,000 residents and was 340.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 95.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Close (CO5 0NN), 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.