Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO5 7SA
How much crime is recorded in CO5 7SA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Layer-de-la-Haye, Abberton & Mersea East
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,696 (2024)
CO5 7SAColchester
How safe is CO5 7SA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO5 7SA area, well below 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
18.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 7SANational
Violence and sexual offences15.923.6
Anti-social behaviour14.110.7
Other theft3.34.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Public order1.84.6
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Drugs0.92.4
Burglary0.59.1
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.