Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO6 3QS
How much crime is recorded in CO6 3QS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Bergholt & Wormingford
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,967 (2024)
CO6 3QSColchester
How safe is CO6 3QS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO6 3QS area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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).
CO6 3QSNational
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Other theft6.44.5
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Burglary2.89.1
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Drugs2.12.4
Shoplifting1.88.4
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Other crime1.41.5
Public order0.44.6
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32% 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.