Total Crime Rate

97.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 97.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Chestnut Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Tiptree , and the 180th 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 Chestnut Way (CO5 0NZ) in the last 12 months was 97.1 per 1,000 residents and was 128.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Way (CO5 0NZ), 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 Chestnut Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spinneyfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spinneyfields Under investigation
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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