Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO2 7UT
How much crime is recorded in CO2 7UT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Abbey Field
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,891 (2024)
CO2 7UTColchester
How safe is CO2 7UT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO2 7UT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 7UTNational
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Burglary6.39.1
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Other theft2.74.5
Shoplifting2.38.4
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Public order1.64.6
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.41.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% 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.