Total Crime Rate

181.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 181.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 111.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.7 10/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 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

Layer Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Shrub End , and the 65th 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 Layer Road (CO2 0HT) in the last 12 months was 181.8 per 1,000 residents and was 114.0% higher than the Shrub End average (85.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 111.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Layer Road (CO2 0HT), the main crime hotspot is near Layer Road. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Layer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Layer Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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