Total Crime Rate

43.7 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 43.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

London Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Marks Tey and Layer , and the 257th lowest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (CO3 0NR) in the last 12 months was 43.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (CO3 0NR), the main crime hotspot is near Osier Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montbretia Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Oatfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montbretia Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Musk Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longstraw Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Oatfield Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Osier Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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