Total Crime Rate

48.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 48.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 36.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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 22nd lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in New Town and Christ Church , and the 281st lowest crime rate of 619 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 7HT) in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% lower than the New Town and Christ Church average (121.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Layer Road (CO2 7HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alport Avenue, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Constantine Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Layer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alport Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Helena Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary St Helena Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Helena Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannons Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannons Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Helena Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Harp Meadow Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aisne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alport Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft B1026 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rainsborowe Road —
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Data Sources

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