Total Crime Rate

47.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 47.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Ewan Close area has the 27th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Marks Tey and Layer , and the 269th lowest crime rate of 619 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 Ewan Close (CO3 0JF) in the last 12 months was 47.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% 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. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ewan Close (CO3 0JF), the main crime hotspot is near Tollgate Court. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ewan Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miles Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Centaury Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tollgate Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coralin Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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