Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO7 6XP
How much crime is recorded in CO7 6XP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- East Bergholt, Brantham & Capel St Mary
- Council
- Babergh
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,035 (2024)
CO7 6XPColchester
How safe is CO7 6XP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO7 6XP 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
20.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 6XPNational
Violence and sexual offences14.123.6
Burglary7.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft4.04.5
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Public order2.34.6
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Other crime2.21.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.