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Crime in CO2 9NN

How much crime is recorded in CO2 9NN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Monkwick
Council
Colchester
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,377 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CO2 9NN

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO2 9NN 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
35.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 9NNNational
Violence and sexual offences28.123.6
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Burglary5.79.1
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Public order3.14.6
Other theft2.94.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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