As of July 2026, the annual crime rate in Colchester postcode area stands at 1.1 crimes per 1000 people. Colchester's current crime levels are at 108% of the national crime rate. Possession of weapons crime makes up 1.1% of all crimes reported in the postcode area. Possession of weapons crime totalled 424 representing an increase 17.8% year-over-year.
| Colchester postcode area | crime statistic | England & Wales |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | annual crime rate per 1k workday people | 1 |
| 108% | ratio of national crime rate | 100% |
| 1.1% | share of all crimes | 1.0% |
| 424 | crimes reported | 56.6k |
| 17.8% | annual change | 8.9% |
| Postcode sector | Crime rate vs. ENG & WLS rate | Crime rate per 1000 workday people | Total number of crimes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO1 1 | 159% | 2 | 19 | |
| CO1 2 | 180% | 2 | 17 | |
| CO10 0 | 140% | 1 | 14 | |
| CO10 1 | 80% | 1 | 6 | |
| CO10 2 | 141% | 1 | 12 | |
| CO10 5 | 161% | 2 | 3 | |
| CO10 7 | 36% | 0 | 2 | |
| CO10 8 | 70% | 1 | 4 | |
| CO10 9 | 120% | 1 | 7 | |
| CO11 1 | 105% | 1 | 5 | |
| CO11 2 | 229% | 2 | 14 | |
| CO12 3 | 119% | 1 | 8 | |
| CO12 4 | 117% | 1 | 12 | |
| CO13 0 | 88% | 1 | 6 | |
| CO13 9 | 25% | 0 | 1 | |
| CO14 8 | 64% | 1 | 4 | |
| CO15 1 | 191% | 2 | 19 | |
| CO15 2 | 373% | 4 | 20 | |
| CO15 3 | 307% | 3 | 24 | |
| CO15 4 | 188% | 2 | 16 | |
| CO15 5 | 69% | 1 | 4 | |
| CO15 6 | 79% | 1 | 5 | |
| CO16 0 | 237% | 2 | 7 | |
| CO16 7 | 77% | 1 | 3 | |
| CO16 8 | 224% | 2 | 19 | |
| CO16 9 | 136% | 1 | 8 | |
| CO2 0 | 28% | 0 | 1 | |
| CO2 7 | 142% | 1 | 13 | |
| CO2 8 | 153% | 2 | 17 | |
| CO2 9 | 154% | 2 | 13 | |
| CO3 0 | 82% | 1 | 6 | |
| CO3 3 | 65% | 1 | 7 | |
| CO3 4 | 70% | 1 | 4 | |
| CO3 8 | 142% | 1 | 3 | |
| CO3 9 | 51% | 1 | 2 | |
| CO4 0 | 37% | 0 | 2 | |
| CO4 3 | 183% | 2 | 31 | |
| CO4 5 | 84% | 1 | 14 | |
| CO4 9 | 70% | 1 | 8 | |
| CO5 0 | 24% | 0 | 2 | |
| CO5 8 | 15% | 0 | 1 | |
| CO5 9 | 33% | 0 | 2 | |
| CO6 1 | 46% | 0 | 4 | |
| CO6 4 | 78% | 1 | 4 | |
| CO7 0 | 104% | 1 | 7 | |
| CO7 6 | 55% | 1 | 3 | |
| CO7 7 | 65% | 1 | 4 | |
| CO7 8 | 120% | 1 | 6 | |
| CO7 9 | 19% | 0 | 1 | |
| CO8 5 | 56% | 1 | 1 | |
| CO9 1 | 42% | 0 | 3 | |
| CO9 2 | 61% | 1 | 4 | |
| CO9 4 | 62% | 1 | 2 | |
Crime rate ranking : Colchester postcode area has the 33. highest crime rate out of 99 postcode areas
Possession of weapons crime totalled 424 representing an increase 17.8% year-over-year. 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 July 2025 - June 2026 to the postcode area crime rate in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle reflects the number of total crimes reported. The bigger the circle, the higher the number of crimes reported in the postcode area.
+17.8% annual change, crime is increasing
424 crimes reported
Crime rate percentage changeNumber of crime incidents by month from January 2014 to June 2026.
Crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.
Total number of crimes reported in a given calendar month (1 = January … 12 = December) in the previous five years, i.e. from 2020 till 2024.
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