Crime Rates at Greate House Farm Road, Layer De La Haye, Colchester, CO2 0LP

Greate House Farm Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Marks Tey and Layer , and the 147th lowest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Greate House Farm Road (CO2 0LP) in the last 12 months was 26.9 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greate House Farm Road (CO2 0LP), 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.