Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO4 3EP
How much crime is recorded in CO4 3EP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Parson's Heath
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,497 (2024)
CO4 3EPColchester
How safe is CO4 3EP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO4 3EP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.2
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).
CO4 3EPNational
Violence and sexual offences18.423.6
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Drugs1.72.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Public order1.04.6
Burglary0.89.1
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.41.4
Other theft0.24.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.