Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO5 7JS
How much crime is recorded in CO5 7JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Heath & Rowhedge
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,279 (2024)
CO5 7JSColchester
How safe is CO5 7JS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO5 7JS 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
11.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 7JSNational
Violence and sexual offences10.523.6
Other theft2.44.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Public order1.34.6
Burglary1.09.1
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs0.72.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% 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.