Total Crime Rate

117.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 117.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 37.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Villa Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Marks Tey and Layer , and the 144th highest crime rate of 619 local areas in Colchester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Villa Road (CO3 0RH) in the last 12 months was 117.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.2% higher 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 Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Villa Road (CO3 0RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tollgate Court, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Villa Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Villa Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miles Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barn Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tollgate Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nursery Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coralin Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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