Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO4 5EF
How much crime is recorded in CO4 5EF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mile End North, Braiswick & Kingswood Heath
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,173 (2024)
CO4 5EFColchester
How safe is CO4 5EF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 64.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO4 5EF area, more than double 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
64.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
102
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 5EFNational
Violence and sexual offences58.423.6
Burglary16.99.1
Public order8.94.6
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Shoplifting7.18.4
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Other crime3.11.5
Other theft2.24.5
Theft from the person1.32.1
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.