Total Crime Rate

154.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 154.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Laing Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Greenstead , and the 99th 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 Laing Road (CO4 3UT) in the last 12 months was 154.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% lower than the Greenstead average (159.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laing Road (CO4 3UT), the main crime hotspot is near Avon Way. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 80 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Laing Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Avon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrice Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Affleck Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cook Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Wooster Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Avon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laing Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alefounder Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laing Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodrow Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodrow Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Duffield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Avon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunwicke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avon Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duffield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wheeler Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avon Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avon Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avon Way —
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Data Sources

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