Total Crime Rate

14.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 14.4 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Foxendale Folly area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Marks Tey and Layer , and the 63rd lowest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Foxendale Folly (CO3 0GW) in the last 12 months was 14.4 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foxendale Folly (CO3 0GW), the main crime hotspot is near Lacewing Green. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Foxendale Folly area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Centaury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Musk Close —
Sep 2025Public order Centaury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Butterfly Trail —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Butterfly Trail Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucy Lane South Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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