Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO4 5SP
How much crime is recorded in CO4 5SP, 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
- 2,051 (2024)
CO4 5SPColchester
How safe is CO4 5SP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO4 5SP 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
19.7
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 5SPNational
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Burglary5.79.1
Other theft3.24.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Public order1.74.6
Other crime1.71.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.