Postcode district · Harwich
Crime in CO12
How much crime is recorded in CO12, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Tendring
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 28,412 (2024)
CO12Postcode district · Harwich
How safe is CO12
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in CO12, 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
36.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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).
CO12National
Violence and sexual offences31.323.6
Shoplifting10.78.4
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Burglary5.79.1
Public order4.24.6
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery1.11.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.