Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO1 2XT
How much crime is recorded in CO1 2XT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Colchester
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,289 (2024)
How safe is CO1 2XT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 126.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO1 2XT area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
126.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
297
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 2XTNational
Violence and sexual offences108.723.6
Shoplifting63.38.4
Anti-social behaviour35.910.7
Burglary33.39.1
Public order23.64.6
Other theft14.44.5
Criminal damage and arson12.24.7
Drugs9.32.4
Robbery5.71.4
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Theft from the person4.22.1
Bicycle theft3.81.0
Other crime3.21.5
Possession of weapons3.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.