Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO3 9AA
How much crime is recorded in CO3 9AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lexden
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,395 (2024)
CO3 9AAColchester
How safe is CO3 9AA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO3 9AA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 9AANational
Violence and sexual offences12.023.6
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Burglary1.99.1
Other theft1.44.5
Public order1.44.6
Robbery0.91.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.41.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.