Crime Rates at Colchester Villas, Croydon, CR0 3QE

Colchester Villas area has the 48th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Bensham Manor , and the 330th highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colchester Villas (CR0 3QE) in the last 12 months was 112.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% higher than the Bensham Manor average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colchester Villas (CR0 3QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Midhurst Avenue, where police recorded 132 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Campbell Road (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.