Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO5 9LY
How much crime is recorded in CO5 9LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Coggeshall & Kelvedon
- Council
- Braintree
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,999 (2024)
CO5 9LYColchester
How safe is CO5 9LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO5 9LY 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
14.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 9LYNational
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Other theft2.94.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Drugs1.72.4
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Public order1.24.6
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Burglary0.59.1
Other crime0.41.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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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.