Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO4 9TY
How much crime is recorded in CO4 9TY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Highwoods
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,053 (2024)
CO4 9TYColchester
How safe is CO4 9TY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO4 9TY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 9TYNational
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Burglary6.39.1
Other theft2.14.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Public order1.64.6
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.