Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO7 6FB
How much crime is recorded in CO7 6FB, 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
- 1,613 (2024)
CO7 6FBColchester
How safe is CO7 6FB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO7 6FB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 6FBNational
Burglary10.69.1
Violence and sexual offences8.823.6
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Public order2.64.6
Other theft2.24.5
Shoplifting1.78.4
Other crime1.31.5
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.