Total Crime Rate

41.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Old Chapel Drive area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Marks Tey and Layer , and the 241st 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 Old Chapel Drive (CO3 0AE) in the last 12 months was 41.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Chapel Drive (CO3 0AE), the main crime hotspot is near Trafalgar Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Chapel Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Saddle Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Saddle Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Saddle Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saddle Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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