Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO6 4FA
How much crime is recorded in CO6 4FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford
- Council
- Babergh
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,912 (2024)
CO6 4FAColchester
How safe is CO6 4FA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO6 4FA 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
9.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 4FANational
Violence and sexual offences7.423.6
Burglary4.89.1
Other theft2.54.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Public order0.74.6
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.