Total Crime Rate

27.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 27.1 3/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • 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 5th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Shrub End , and the 142nd lowest crime rate of 615 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 Layer Road (CO2 9LA) in the last 12 months was 27.1 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% lower than the Shrub End average (78.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -81.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Layer Road (CO2 9LA), the main crime hotspot is near Watts Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 10 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arakan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lordswood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Talavera Crescent —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Littlefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Watts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watts Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Catkin Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Imphal Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rangoon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rangoon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lordswood Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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