Total Crime Rate

422.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 422.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 220.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.3 10/10
  • Public order 45.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.9 10/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Laurel Walk area has the highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Highwoods , and the 18th 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 Laurel Walk (CO4 6DA) in the last 12 months was 422.0 per 1,000 residents and was 376.2% higher than the Highwoods average (88.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 96 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 116 (≈ 266.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laurel Walk (CO4 6DA), the main crime hotspot is near Boxted Road. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Laurel Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Boxted Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boxted Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boxted Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Boxted Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Boxted Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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