Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO2 8AD
How much crime is recorded in CO2 8AD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Heath & Rowhedge
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,303 (2024)
CO2 8ADColchester
How safe is CO2 8AD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO2 8AD 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
19.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 8ADNational
Violence and sexual offences13.023.6
Shoplifting7.28.4
Burglary4.99.1
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Other theft3.64.5
Public order3.44.6
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Robbery1.11.4
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 65% 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.