Total Crime Rate

47.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

New Farm Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Marks Tey and Layer , and the 273rd 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 New Farm Road (CO3 0PG) in the last 12 months was 47.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Farm Road (CO3 0PG), 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 New Farm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Oatfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Rogation Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Osier Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oatfield Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montbretia Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montbretia Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Rogation Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saddle Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longstraw Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Haywain Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Haywain Under investigation
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Data Sources

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