Crime Rates at Old Forge Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0JS

Old Forge Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Marks Tey and Layer , and the 306th lowest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Forge Road (CO2 0JS) in the last 12 months was 54.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% lower than the Marks Tey and Layer average (75.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Forge Road (CO2 0JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winstree Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rye Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.