Postcode · Harwich
Crime in CO12 4EJ
How much crime is recorded in CO12 4EJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harwich Parkeston
- Council
- Tendring
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,903 (2024)
CO12 4EJHarwich
How safe is CO12 4EJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO12 4EJ 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
39.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
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 4EJNational
Violence and sexual offences34.223.6
Shoplifting18.48.4
Anti-social behaviour8.310.7
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Public order6.04.6
Other theft5.74.5
Burglary4.39.1
Other crime2.41.5
Robbery1.51.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 49% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.