Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO2 8AA
How much crime is recorded in CO2 8AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- New Town & Hythe
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,513 (2024)
CO2 8AAColchester
How safe is CO2 8AA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO2 8AA 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
20.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 8AANational
Violence and sexual offences16.823.6
Shoplifting5.68.4
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Burglary2.99.1
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Public order1.64.6
Other theft1.54.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.11.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.