Total Crime Rate

27.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 27.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Abberton Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Marks Tey and Layer , and the 152nd lowest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abberton Road (CO5 7AW) in the last 12 months was 27.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abberton Road (CO5 7AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mulberry Gardens, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Abberton Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Abberton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abberton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abberton Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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