As of January 2026, the annual crime rate in Colchester postcode area stands at 7.1 crimes per 1000 people. Colchester's current crime levels are at 85% of the national crime rate. Shoplifting crime makes up 7.5% of all crimes reported in the postcode area. Shoplifting crime totaled 2.8k in 2025 representing an increase 14.1% year-over-year.
| Colchester postcode area | crime statistic | England & Wales |
|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | annual crime rate per 1k workday people | 8.4 |
| 85% | ratio of national crime rate | 100% |
| 7.5% | share of all crimes | 8.3% |
| 2.8k | crimes reported | 469k |
| 14.1% | annual change | -1.2% |
Crime rate ranking : Colchester postcode area has the 32. lowest crime rate out of 99 postcode areas
Shoplifting crime totaled 2.8k in 2025 representing an increase 14.1% 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 January 2025 - December 2025 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.
+14.1% annual change, crime is increasing
2.8k crimes reported
Crime rate percentage changeNumber of crime incidents by month from January 2014 to December 2025.
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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