Postcode · Harwich
Crime in CO12 3UJ
How much crime is recorded in CO12 3UJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harwich West & South
- Council
- Tendring
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,807 (2024)
CO12 3UJHarwich
How safe is CO12 3UJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO12 3UJ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 3UJNational
Violence and sexual offences24.423.6
Burglary6.19.1
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Public order2.94.6
Other theft2.64.5
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.