Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO7 8RB
How much crime is recorded in CO7 8RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Jaywick & St Osyth
- Council
- Tendring
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,450 (2024)
CO7 8RBColchester
How safe is CO7 8RB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO7 8RB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
42.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 8RBNational
Violence and sexual offences29.523.6
Vehicle crime8.33.5
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Burglary5.49.1
Other theft4.44.5
Public order3.54.6
Drugs2.62.4
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Shoplifting1.48.4
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery1.11.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.