Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO7 8FF
How much crime is recorded in CO7 8FF, 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
- 2,256 (2024)
CO7 8FFColchester
How safe is CO7 8FF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO7 8FF 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
20.8
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 8FFNational
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Burglary5.29.1
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Other theft1.64.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.61.5
Public order0.34.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% 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.