Total Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Longstraw Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Marks Tey and Layer , and the 218th highest crime rate of 615 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 Longstraw Close (CO3 0YZ) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longstraw Close (CO3 0YZ), the main crime hotspot is near Osier Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longstraw Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longstraw Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Oatfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Rogation Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rogation Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ploughmans Headland Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Furrow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Haywain Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oatfield Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saddle Mews —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montbretia Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montbretia Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Osier Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Haywain Under investigation
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Data Sources

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