Total Crime Rate

34.7 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 34.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Laurence Byrne Avenue area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Marks Tey and Layer , and the 199th 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 Laurence Byrne Avenue (CO3 0AX) in the last 12 months was 34.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% lower than the Marks Tey and Layer average (67.0 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laurence Byrne Avenue (CO3 0AX), the main crime hotspot is near Bailey Dale. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Laurence Byrne Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilfred Appleby Mews Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Laurence Byrne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charles Bree Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swift Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bailey Dale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bailey Dale Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Maskell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Egremont Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurence Byrne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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