Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO2 8JS
How much crime is recorded in CO2 8JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- New Town & Hythe
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,874 (2024)
CO2 8JSColchester
How safe is CO2 8JS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO2 8JS area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 8JSNational
Violence and sexual offences29.323.6
Burglary9.19.1
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Other theft6.74.5
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Drugs3.92.4
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Bicycle theft3.51.0
Public order3.24.6
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.