Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO4 9WT
How much crime is recorded in CO4 9WT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Highwoods
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,762 (2024)
CO4 9WTColchester
How safe is CO4 9WT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO4 9WT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 9WTNational
Violence and sexual offences10.623.6
Burglary8.49.1
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Public order0.74.6
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other theft0.54.5
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% 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.