Annual crime rate in Colchester postcode area is 44.3, i.e. 44.3 crimes committed per annum per 1000 workday people. Compared to the national crime rate, Colchester's crime rate is at 139%. Violent crime makes up 35.5% of all crimes committed in the postcode area. The total number of "violent crime" is 17.2k, and this number has increased by 26.4% when compared year-over-year in the period of September 2018 - August 2019.
44.3
annual crime rate per 1k workday people
139%
of national crime rate
35.5%
of all crimes
17.2k
crimes committed
26.4%
annual change
Colchester violent crime rate comparison map
September 2018 - August 2019
Postcode sector
Crime rate vs. ENG & WLS rate
Crime rate per 1000 workday people
Total number of crimes
CO1 1
245%
78
918
CO1 2
274%
87
813
CO10 0
106%
34
332
CO10 1
131%
42
311
CO10 2
105%
33
279
CO10 5
158%
50
93
CO10 7
51%
16
88
CO10 8
57%
18
102
CO10 9
49%
16
90
CO11 1
77%
24
115
CO11 2
50%
16
96
CO12 3
229%
73
481
CO12 4
146%
46
470
CO12 5
80%
26
76
CO13 0
91%
29
196
CO13 9
47%
15
60
CO14 8
119%
38
235
CO15 1
323%
103
1010
CO15 2
358%
114
604
CO15 3
325%
103
800
CO15 4
110%
35
296
CO15 5
60%
19
108
CO15 6
201%
64
399
CO16 0
278%
89
258
CO16 7
194%
62
236
CO16 8
223%
71
595
CO16 9
113%
36
209
CO2 0
151%
48
172
CO2 7
249%
79
717
CO2 8
192%
61
673
CO2 9
175%
56
463
CO3 0
99%
32
229
CO3 3
106%
34
363
CO3 4
109%
35
195
CO3 8
156%
50
104
CO3 9
128%
41
157
CO4 0
127%
40
218
CO4 3
165%
52
874
CO4 5
158%
50
830
CO4 9
109%
35
393
CO5 0
87%
28
231
CO5 7
105%
33
115
CO5 8
81%
26
168
CO5 9
61%
19
116
CO6 1
69%
22
189
CO6 2
72%
23
134
CO6 3
64%
20
96
CO6 4
50%
16
81
CO6 5
11%
4
2
CO7 0
102%
33
217
CO7 6
43%
14
73
CO7 7
67%
21
129
CO7 8
65%
21
102
CO7 9
90%
29
152
CO8 5
77%
24
43
CO9 1
162%
51
362
CO9 2
78%
25
159
CO9 3
66%
21
95
CO9 4
105%
33
107
Colchester violent crime rate rank
Violent crime rate is 44.3 crimes committed per 1,000 working people per annum. It's the 12. highest crime rate out of 104 England and Wales' postcode areas.
12.
highest crime rate out of 104 postcode areas
44.3
annual crime rate per 1k workday people
Colchester violent crime rate compared to other areas
The total number of "violent crime" is 17.2k, and this number has increased by 26.4% when compared year-over-year in the period of September 2018 - August 2019. In the graph below, postcode area are compared by crime rate and crime rate percentage change. Crime rate percentage change compares the postcode area crime rate between September 2018 - August 2019 to the postcode area crime rate in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle reflects the number of total crimes committed. The bigger the circle, the higher the number of crimes committed in the postcode area.
26.4%
annual change
44.3
annual crime rate per 1k workday people
17.2k
crimes committed
Crime rate percentage changeCrime rate per 1000 workday people
Colchester violent crime rate
Annual crime rate per 1000 workday people
Colchester violent crime seasonality
Total number of crimes committed in a given calendar month (1 = January … 12 = December) in the previous five years.
