Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO4 9AB
How much crime is recorded in CO4 9AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Highwoods
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,444 (2024)
CO4 9ABColchester
How safe is CO4 9AB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 51.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO4 9AB area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
51.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 9ABNational
Violence and sexual offences42.223.6
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Public order6.04.6
Burglary5.59.1
Other theft5.34.5
Shoplifting3.88.4
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.22.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Robbery0.01.4
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.