Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO7 0LU
How much crime is recorded in CO7 0LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brightlingsea & Point Clear
- Council
- Tendring
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,163 (2024)
CO7 0LUColchester
How safe is CO7 0LU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO7 0LU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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).
CO7 0LUNational
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Public order1.84.6
Other theft1.84.5
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Burglary1.29.1
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.