Total Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 36.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Blackberry Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Marks Tey and Layer , and the 214th 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 Blackberry Road (CO3 0RT) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 700.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 350.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackberry Road (CO3 0RT), the main crime hotspot is near Juniper Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackberry Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Maskell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Martin Hunt Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bailey Dale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bailey Dale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peter Crowe Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Egremont Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Partridge Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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