Total Crime Rate
100.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
68.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Almond Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Wivenhoe , and the 172nd 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 Almond Close (CO7 9HE) in the last 12 months was 100.7 per 1,000 residents and was 113.3% higher than the Wivenhoe average (47.2 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Almond Close (CO7 9HE), the main crime hotspot is near Colchester Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wivenhoe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Field Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Colchester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Nelson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wivenhoe Cross | Local resolution |
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