Total Crime Rate

183.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 183.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Burglary 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

Villa Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Marks Tey and Layer , and the 68th 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 Villa Road (CO3 0RN) in the last 12 months was 183.3 per 1,000 residents and was 173.5% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 130.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Villa Road (CO3 0RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Villa Road (19 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Martin Hunt Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westley Sandford Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tollgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Villa Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villa Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bailey Dale Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bailey Dale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Christopher Garnett Chase —
Sep 2025Public order Christopher Garnett Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peter Crowe Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Christopher Garnett Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christopher Garnett Chase Under investigation
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Data Sources

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