Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO5 0EF
How much crime is recorded in CO5 0EF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tiptree
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,500 (2024)
CO5 0EFColchester
How safe is CO5 0EF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO5 0EF area, 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
40.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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).
CO5 0EFNational
Violence and sexual offences32.223.6
Burglary10.79.1
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Other theft4.74.5
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Shoplifting3.78.4
Public order3.24.6
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.51.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 53% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.