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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)
Crime

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
By type

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
Trend

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.

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