Postcode · Harwich
Crime in CO12 4BB
How much crime is recorded in CO12 4BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harwich Parkeston
- Council
- Tendring
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,634 (2024)
How safe is CO12 4BB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO12 4BB area, broadly in line with 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
29.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 4BBNational
Violence and sexual offences23.423.6
Burglary8.69.1
Criminal damage and arson8.24.7
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Shoplifting3.98.4
Public order3.24.6
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other theft2.04.5
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.