Crime Rates at Nursery Close, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0RL

Nursery Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Marks Tey and Layer , and the 75th highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nursery Close (CO3 0RL) in the last 12 months was 170.0 per 1,000 residents and was 126.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 96.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nursery Close (CO3 0RL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.