Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO4 5LL
How much crime is recorded in CO4 5LL, 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
- 1,926 (2024)
CO4 5LLColchester
How safe is CO4 5LL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO4 5LL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 5LLNational
Violence and sexual offences21.923.6
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Public order4.74.6
Drugs4.62.4
Burglary4.39.1
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other theft1.74.5
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.