Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO7 8PD
How much crime is recorded in CO7 8PD, 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
- 2,948 (2024)
CO7 8PDColchester
How safe is CO7 8PD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO7 8PD area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 8PDNational
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Burglary5.39.1
Other theft4.14.5
Public order3.54.6
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Other crime1.41.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.