Total Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 50.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 14.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Henry Laver Court area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Castle , and the 289th lowest crime rate of 619 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 Henry Laver Court (CO3 3AF) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 82.9% lower than the Castle average (297.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Henry Laver Court (CO3 3AF), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Henry Laver Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balkerne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheepen Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marys Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balkerne Gardens Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balkerne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Balkerne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Balkerne Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Balkerne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balkerne Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crowhurst Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheepen Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Manor Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Papillon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Papillon Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Marys Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balkerne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balkerne Hill
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burlington Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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