Total Crime Rate

122.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 122.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 35.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Public order 14.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Weyland Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Marks Tey and Layer , and the 121st highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Weyland Drive (CO3 0RQ) in the last 12 months was 122.1 per 1,000 residents and was 82.2% higher 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 Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Weyland Drive (CO3 0RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Radveld Chase (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Weyland Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ploughmans Headland Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peartree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Radveld Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weyland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Weyland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Weyland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rowan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Furrow Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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