Total Crime Rate

52.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.4 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 52.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 24.7 7/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Meadow Grass Close area has the 24th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Marks Tey and Layer , and the 292nd lowest crime rate of 619 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 Meadow Grass Close (CO3 0PL) in the last 12 months was 52.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 9 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 122.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Grass Close (CO3 0PL), the main crime hotspot is near Essex Yeomanry Way. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Grass Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Darnel Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Essex Yeomanry Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Essex Yeomanry Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Essex Yeomanry Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Yeomanry Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Meadow Grass Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Meadow Grass Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Darnel Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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