Total Crime Rate
13.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fennel Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Tiptree , and the 50th lowest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fennel Close (CO5 0TF) in the last 12 months was 13.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fennel Close (CO5 0TF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maldon Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hutchinson Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Tiptree| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mill Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chervil Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millwrights | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Church Mews | Under investigation |
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