Total Crime Rate

52.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 52.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 36.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • 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
  • 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
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

Holly Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Marks Tey and Layer , and the 297th lowest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holly Road (CO3 0RS) in the last 12 months was 52.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holly Road (CO3 0RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Juniper Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Villa Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holly Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Martin Hunt Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nursery Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maskell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villa Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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