Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO2 8DR
How much crime is recorded in CO2 8DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Heath & Rowhedge
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,539 (2024)
CO2 8DRColchester
How safe is CO2 8DR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO2 8DR area, 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
42.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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 8DRNational
Violence and sexual offences36.523.6
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Burglary4.89.1
Other theft2.84.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.81.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Public order1.44.6
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.08.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.