Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO7 0PL
How much crime is recorded in CO7 0PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brightlingsea & Point Clear
- Council
- Tendring
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,537 (2024)
CO7 0PLColchester
How safe is CO7 0PL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO7 0PL area, well 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
19.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 0PLNational
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other theft2.04.5
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Public order1.14.6
Burglary0.89.1
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.