Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO7 8BE
How much crime is recorded in CO7 8BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Alresford, Great Bentley & Thorrington
- Council
- Tendring
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,824 (2024)
CO7 8BEColchester
How safe is CO7 8BE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO7 8BE 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
21.0
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 8BENational
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Burglary5.49.1
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Public order3.64.6
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs1.62.4
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 30% 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.