Postcode · Harwich
Crime in CO12 4PH
How much crime is recorded in CO12 4PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harwich Parkeston
- Council
- Tendring
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,744 (2024)
CO12 4PHHarwich
How safe is CO12 4PH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO12 4PH 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
27.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 4PHNational
Violence and sexual offences24.323.6
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Shoplifting4.18.4
Public order4.04.6
Burglary3.59.1
Other theft2.84.5
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime1.41.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.