Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO4 3PY
How much crime is recorded in CO4 3PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Greenstead
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,706 (2024)
How safe is CO4 3PY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 111.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO4 3PY area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
111.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
254
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 3PYNational
Violence and sexual offences85.623.6
Shoplifting64.48.4
Anti-social behaviour26.910.7
Burglary25.19.1
Public order20.54.6
Vehicle crime11.13.5
Criminal damage and arson10.34.7
Other theft10.04.5
Other crime3.71.5
Robbery3.71.4
Drugs2.82.4
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Theft from the person1.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.