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Crime in CO4 3LN

How much crime is recorded in CO4 3LN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Greenstead
Council
Colchester
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,706 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CO4 3LN

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 111.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO4 3LN area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
111.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
254
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

CO4 3LNNational
Violence and sexual offences85.623.6
Shoplifting64.48.4
Anti-social behaviour26.910.7
Burglary25.19.1
Public order20.54.6
Vehicle crime11.13.5
Criminal damage and arson10.34.7
Other theft10.04.5
Other crime3.71.5
Robbery3.71.4
Drugs2.82.4
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Theft from the person1.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 27% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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