Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO5 8DB
How much crime is recorded in CO5 8DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Mersea
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,481 (2024)
CO5 8DBColchester
How safe is CO5 8DB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO5 8DB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 8DBNational
Violence and sexual offences8.923.6
Other theft6.24.5
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Public order3.04.6
Shoplifting2.48.4
Burglary2.09.1
Other crime0.81.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.