Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO2 9LY
How much crime is recorded in CO2 9LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shrub End
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,449 (2024)
CO2 9LYColchester
How safe is CO2 9LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO2 9LY 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
41.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 9LYNational
Burglary27.89.1
Violence and sexual offences25.423.6
Vehicle crime9.83.5
Public order4.54.6
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Other theft3.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.42.4
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.