Postcode · Harwich
Crime in CO12 5EB
How much crime is recorded in CO12 5EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harwich West & South
- Council
- Tendring
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,116 (2024)
CO12 5EBHarwich
How safe is CO12 5EB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO12 5EB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 5EBNational
Violence and sexual offences10.523.6
Other theft4.74.5
Burglary3.19.1
Other crime2.01.5
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Public order1.24.6
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 41% 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.