Postcode district · Colchester
Crime in CO4
How much crime is recorded in CO4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 68,529 (2024)
CO4Postcode district · Colchester
How safe is CO4
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in CO4, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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).
CO4National
Violence and sexual offences29.723.6
Burglary8.39.1
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Shoplifting6.78.4
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Public order4.84.6
Other theft4.44.5
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.