Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO2 8GL
How much crime is recorded in CO2 8GL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Greenstead
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,353 (2024)
How safe is CO2 8GL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 46.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO2 8GL 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
46.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
91
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 8GLNational
Violence and sexual offences30.623.6
Burglary16.49.1
Vehicle crime10.43.5
Other theft7.94.5
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Shoplifting7.38.4
Drugs6.02.4
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Bicycle theft5.01.0
Public order2.84.6
Other crime2.21.5
Robbery1.61.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.