Postcode · Colchester
Crime in CO7 8SU
How much crime is recorded in CO7 8SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Manningtree & Mistley
- Council
- Tendring
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,949 (2024)
CO7 8SUColchester
How safe is CO7 8SU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 48.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO7 8SU area, well 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
48.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 8SUNational
Violence and sexual offences40.023.6
Criminal damage and arson11.24.7
Burglary10.29.1
Other theft7.44.5
Public order4.14.6
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime1.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 104% 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.