Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO4 3UG
How much crime is recorded in CO4 3UG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Parson's Heath
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,015 (2024)
CO4 3UGColchester
How safe is CO4 3UG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO4 3UG area, 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
22.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 3UGNational
Violence and sexual offences16.023.6
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Burglary3.29.1
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other theft1.34.5
Public order1.24.6
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.