Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO6 4EB
How much crime is recorded in CO6 4EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham
- Council
- Colchester
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,129 (2024)
CO6 4EBColchester
How safe is CO6 4EB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO6 4EB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 4EBNational
Violence and sexual offences20.923.6
Burglary8.09.1
Other theft2.54.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Public order1.24.6
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.