Crime Rates at Villa Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0RW

Villa Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Marks Tey and Layer , and the 214th lowest crime rate of 615 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 Villa Road (CO3 0RW) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 700.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 350.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Villa Road (CO3 0RW), 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.