Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO3 3DF
How much crime is recorded in CO3 3DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Abbey Field
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,524 (2024)
How safe is CO3 3DF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 68.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO3 3DF area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
68.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
134
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).
CO3 3DFNational
Violence and sexual offences59.923.6
Public order19.24.6
Drugs11.12.4
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Criminal damage and arson9.74.7
Other theft7.34.5
Other crime4.71.5
Burglary4.69.1
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Robbery2.61.4
Theft from the person1.62.1
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Shoplifting0.88.4
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.