Postcode · Harwich
Crime in CO12 3SU
How much crime is recorded in CO12 3SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harwich West & South
- Council
- Tendring
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,863 (2024)
CO12 3SUHarwich
How safe is CO12 3SU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO12 3SU area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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).
CO12 3SUNational
Violence and sexual offences34.023.6
Anti-social behaviour13.210.7
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Public order3.34.6
Burglary2.99.1
Other theft2.54.5
Other crime2.01.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.