Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO5 8DD
How much crime is recorded in CO5 8DD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Mersea
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,313 (2024)
CO5 8DDColchester
How safe is CO5 8DD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO5 8DD 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
11.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 8DDNational
Violence and sexual offences9.123.6
Burglary6.19.1
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Public order3.14.6
Drugs2.12.4
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Other theft1.14.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Other crime0.51.5
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 41% 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.