Total Crime Rate
162.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
52.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pearmain Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Marks Tey and Layer , and the 90th highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pearmain Way (CO3 0NP) in the last 12 months was 162.1 per 1,000 residents and was 115.8% higher 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 Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 21.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pearmain Way (CO3 0NP), the main crime hotspot is near Juniper Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stanway| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Juniper Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maskell Way | Under investigation |
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