Total Crime Rate

61.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 61.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.9 8/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Sandmartin Crescent area has the 17th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Marks Tey and Layer , and the 287th 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 Sandmartin Crescent (CO3 8WZ) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandmartin Crescent (CO3 8WZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Martin Hunt Drive, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bailey Dale (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandmartin Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilfred Appleby Mews Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crane Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bailey Dale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bailey Dale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Partridge Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swift Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Martin Hunt Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charles Bree Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redshank Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurence Byrne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Laurence Byrne Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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