Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO1 2PS
How much crime is recorded in CO1 2PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Colchester
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,461 (2024)
CO1 2PSColchester
How safe is CO1 2PS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 65.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO1 2PS area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
65.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
113
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
CO1 2PSNational
Violence and sexual offences56.823.6
Anti-social behaviour15.110.7
Burglary8.19.1
Public order7.54.6
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Other theft5.44.5
Drugs4.72.4
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Bicycle theft2.61.0
Shoplifting2.18.4
Theft from the person1.42.1
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.81.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.