Marks Tey and Layer ward · Colchester. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented privately: 11% here, compared with 22% across Colchester (10.3 percentage points lower).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 8% here, compared with 13% across Colchester (5.2 percentage points lower).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 10.7% here, compared with 15.4% across Colchester (4.7 percentage points lower).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Marks Tey and Layer ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
661 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 570 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Marks Tey and Layer ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 44 mapped crimes in September 2024; 41 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Marks Tey and Layer
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
44
1
October 2024
55
3
November 2024
58
5
December 2024
46
3
January 2025
39
2
February 2025
42
5
March 2025
51
6
April 2025
52
5
May 2025
38
5
June 2025
54
4
July 2025
40
4
August 2025
51
13
September 2025
59
6
October 2025
80
5
November 2025
60
3
December 2025
42
7
January 2026
39
3
February 2026
37
4
March 2026
63
11
April 2026
50
11
May 2026
50
5
June 2026
70
13
July 2026
70
19
August 2026
41
20
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Marks Tey and Layer
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
278
shoplifting
94
vehicle crime
71
other theft
60
criminal damage arson
42
public order
39
other crime
25
burglary
20
drugs
13
bicycle theft
10
possession of weapons
6
robbery
3
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
