Crime Rates at Nightingale Place, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8WN

Nightingale Place area has the 13th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Marks Tey and Layer , and the 244th highest crime rate of 619 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 Nightingale Place (CO3 8WN) in the last 12 months was 73.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% lower than the Marks Tey and Layer average (75.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nightingale Place (CO3 8WN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Christopher Garnett Chase, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Juniper Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.