Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO2 0BU
How much crime is recorded in CO2 0BU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Heath & Rowhedge
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,055 (2024)
CO2 0BUColchester
How safe is CO2 0BU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 46.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO2 0BU area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
46.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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).
CO2 0BUNational
Violence and sexual offences40.223.6
Anti-social behaviour19.810.7
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Other theft6.54.5
Public order6.34.6
Drugs5.82.4
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Burglary2.39.1
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.