Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO4 3DD
How much crime is recorded in CO4 3DD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Parson's Heath
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,518 (2024)
CO4 3DDColchester
How safe is CO4 3DD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 61.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO4 3DD area, well above 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
61.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
118
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).
CO4 3DDNational
Violence and sexual offences44.523.6
Shoplifting21.88.4
Burglary17.89.1
Anti-social behaviour12.010.7
Public order10.44.6
Vehicle crime8.93.5
Other theft4.54.5
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery1.41.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.