Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO2 0FA
How much crime is recorded in CO2 0FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Layer-de-la-Haye, Abberton & Mersea East
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,494 (2024)
CO2 0FAColchester
How safe is CO2 0FA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO2 0FA 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
14.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 0FANational
Violence and sexual offences12.423.6
Public order4.24.6
Burglary3.09.1
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 397% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.