Total Crime Rate

29.7 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 29.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • 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
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Church Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Marks Tey and Layer , and the 163rd 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 Church Road (CO5 7PT) in the last 12 months was 29.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 150.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (CO5 7PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lower Road, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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