Total Crime Rate

534.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 534.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 253.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.6 10/10
  • Public order 28.6 10/10
  • Burglary 24.5 10/10
  • Other theft 24.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

London Road area has the highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Marks Tey and Layer , and the 13th highest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (CO3 8DD) in the last 12 months was 534.7 per 1,000 residents and was 697.7% 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 Shoplifting with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 146.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (CO3 8DD), the main crime hotspot is near Lemur Lane. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Marks Tey and Layer

Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Essex Yeomanry Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1408 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lemur Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lemur Lane Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flamingo Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Yeomanry Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wombat Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Leopard Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Leopard Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B1408 —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Essex Yeomanry Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Essex Yeomanry Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Essex Yeomanry Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Essex Yeomanry Way Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Essex Yeomanry Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Essex Yeomanry Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Essex Yeomanry Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lemur Lane —
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Data Sources

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