Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO2 8UD
How much crime is recorded in CO2 8UD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Monkwick
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,221 (2024)
How safe is CO2 8UD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO2 8UD area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 8UDNational
Violence and sexual offences29.323.6
Public order4.74.6
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Other theft2.54.5
Burglary2.39.1
Other crime2.21.5
Drugs1.82.4
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Shoplifting1.58.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.