Total Crime Rate

39.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.2 4/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • 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
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Ladell Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Prettygate , and the 234th lowest crime rate of 615 local areas in Colchester .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ladell Close (CO3 9XT) in the last 12 months was 39.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% lower than the Prettygate average (41.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ladell Close (CO3 9XT), the main crime hotspot is near Moss Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ladell Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Carter Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moss Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moss Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Moss Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moss Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moss Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moss Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moss Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Becker Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Becker Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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