Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO3 4LF
How much crime is recorded in CO3 4LF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Prettygate & Westlands
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,401 (2024)
CO3 4LFColchester
How safe is CO3 4LF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO3 4LF area, below 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
25.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 4LFNational
Violence and sexual offences21.223.6
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other theft2.34.5
Burglary1.69.1
Public order1.54.6
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.28.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.