Crime Rates at Wheatfield Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0YJ

Wheatfield Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Marks Tey and Layer , and the 186th 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 Wheatfield Road (CO3 0YJ) in the last 12 months was 89.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatfield Road (CO3 0YJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Osier Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.