Postcode · Harwich
Crime in CO12 5DG
How much crime is recorded in CO12 5DG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Manningtree & Mistley
- Council
- Tendring
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,550 (2024)
CO12 5DGHarwich
How safe is CO12 5DG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO12 5DG area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 5DGNational
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Burglary10.69.1
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other theft2.34.5
Public order2.24.6
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Drugs0.42.4
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 49% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.