Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO2 7PS
How much crime is recorded in CO2 7PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Monkwick
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,292 (2024)
CO2 7PSColchester
How safe is CO2 7PS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO2 7PS 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
44.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
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 7PSNational
Violence and sexual offences39.823.6
Other theft13.84.5
Anti-social behaviour10.510.7
Criminal damage and arson9.44.7
Burglary4.49.1
Public order3.94.6
Other crime3.21.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Drugs1.52.4
Shoplifting1.38.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% 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.