Crime in CO1 1FA
How much crime is recorded in CO1 1FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Colchester
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,293 (2024)
CO1 1FAColchester
How safe is CO1 1FA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 131.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO1 1FA area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.