Total Crime Rate

63.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Layer Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in New Town and Christ Church , and the 272nd highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Layer Road (CO2 7HN) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% lower than the New Town and Christ Church average (106.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Layer Road (CO2 7HN), the main crime hotspot is near Goojerat Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 25 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goojerat Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Drugs Hamilton Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Constantine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Drury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Drury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Drury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Messines Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kensington Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goojerat Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goojerat Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goojerat Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Goojerat Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goojerat Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goojerat Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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