Crime in CO1 9
How much crime is recorded in CO1 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 2,849 (2024)
CO1 9Postcode sector · Colchester
How safe is CO1 9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 92.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in CO1 9, 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 26% since 2022.
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.
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Postcodes in this sector
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