Total Crime Rate

10.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 10.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

The Folley area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Marks Tey and Layer , and the 22nd 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 The Folley (CO3 0RJ) in the last 12 months was 10.1 per 1,000 residents and was 85.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

In the area around The Folley (CO3 0RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tollgate Court, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Villa Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Folley area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Tollgate Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Oatfield Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winstree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winstree Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villa Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Osier Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oatfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Villa Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tollgate Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tollgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tollgate Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tollgate Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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