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 3DY) 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 3DY), 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 2026Drugs Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green'S Yard —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balkerne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balkerne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Balkerne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Balkerne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balkerne Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Papillon Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Papillon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crowhurst Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheepen Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balkerne Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crouch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Crouch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crouch Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crouch Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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