Colchester

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Colchester.

Population: 197,200
People in Employment: 88,380 (72.4%)
People Inactive: 28,260 (23.2%)
People Unemployed: 5,390 (4.4%)
Number Of Jobs: 68k
Median Salary: £28,121
Mean Salary: £36,704

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Colchester. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Colchester for 2024

Colchesters most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 8,990 crimes and in 2022 there were 10,419 crimes. Which is an decrease of 1,429 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	8,990	545	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	2,058	128	Getting Better
Other theft	1,445	97	Getting Better
Public order	1,837	88	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	1,713	78	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	1,159	52	Getting Better
Shoplifting	1,168	51	Getting Better
Burglary	732	45	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	335	23	Getting Better
Other crime	355	20	Getting Better
Drugs	546	16	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	158	14	Getting Better
Robbery	180	7	Getting Better
Theft from the person	118	6	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Colchester

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Castle has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Colchester, with 10941 crimes and 402 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Mersea and Pyefleet has 490 crimes and 50 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Castle	334	56
Greenstead	179	10
New Town and Christ Church	118	8
Berechurch	110	10
Mile End	102	4
Highwoods	76	7
St Anne's and St John's	70	7
Shrub End	68	5
Old Heath and The Hythe	66	5
Prettygate	54	5
Tiptree	54	6
Stanway	48	5
Wivenhoe	39	3
Mersea and Pyefleet	36	4
Rural North	33	3
Lexden and Braiswick	29	3
Marks Tey and Layer	28	3

Crime map for Colchester

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Colchester

The average property price in Colchester is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Colchester is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Colchester could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£554,191.88	£347,910.25	£281,423.38	£179,720.14
2022	£529,355.52	£332,398.90	£270,168.40	£173,941.84
2021	£474,542.07	£298,090.81	£243,687.47	£162,988.50
2020	£436,158.28	£276,061.17	£225,661.46	£155,662.01
2019	£434,380.72	£274,973.97	£225,129.88	£158,800.33
2018	£435,289.07	£275,528.63	£226,041.11	£161,938.80
2017	£422,927.91	£266,800.00	£219,644.58	£160,593.13
2016	£391,198.63	£247,263.98	£204,034.01	£146,601.04
2015	£351,397.96	£222,340.28	£184,031.56	£132,035.58
2014	£320,156.22	£203,027.89	£169,015.58	£121,363.35
2013	£294,300.05	£186,491.53	£155,512.86	£112,102.40
2012	£286,189.78	£181,453.30	£151,289.14	£110,418.21
2011	£284,318.97	£178,895.98	£149,106.10	£110,503.93
2010	£283,469.01	£180,098.63	£150,192.26	£111,243.84

Property prices over time for Colchester

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Colchester

The median salary in Colchester is £28,121 and the mean salary in Colchester is £36,704.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 68k
Median Salary: £28,121
Annual Percentage Change: 15.7%
Mean Salary: £36,704

Salary comparison between Colchester and East

See how Colchester compares to the rest of East. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in East is £36,416 in St Albans and the lowest median salary is £0 in Tendring. Colchester ranks 20 out of 45 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
St Albans	52k	£36,416	-1.9%	£56,468	12.8%
South Cambridgeshire	71k	£35,367	4.9%	£40,105	-1.3%
North Hertfordshire	53k	£35,179	19.5%	£40,413	15.6%
East Hertfordshire	52k	£34,659	13.8%	£50,553	19.2%
Brentwood	25k	£34,561	26.6%	£56,097	0.0%
Cambridge	46k	£34,165	9.7%	£39,909	2.9%
Central Bedfordshire UA	117k	£33,686	11.4%	£36,988	10.2%
Broxbourne	33k	£32,996	21.3%	£39,457	25.7%
Rochford	24k	£32,685	2.8%	£39,835	1.8%
Three Rivers	33k	£32,665	11.6%	£43,085	11.3%
Epping Forest	37k	£31,370	9.3%	£40,872	14.9%
Chelmsford	50k	£30,977	5.1%	£36,828	0.7%
Thurrock UA	54k	£30,696	4.4%	£34,156	2.4%
Watford	30k	£29,915	3.7%	£36,794	11.9%
Dacorum	52k	£29,431	7.8%	£34,983	5.9%
Braintree	53k	£29,336	10.3%	£34,411	11.5%
Bedford UA	74k	£29,225	9.8%	£33,852	7.5%
Huntingdonshire	74k	£29,066	2.9%	£32,399	4.5%
Southend-on-Sea UA	49k	£28,717	4.2%	£35,412	4.6%
Stevenage	29k	£28,393	20.1%	£31,170	7.0%
Basildon	56k	£27,926	3.4%	£33,398	6.7%
Castle Point	26k	£27,865	0.0%	£35,537	10.0%
Hertsmere	33k	£27,837	5.5%	£32,125	1.1%
Broadland	41k	£27,028	9.1%	£31,596	16.8%
West Suffolk	57k	£27,000	4.8%	£32,964	1.7%
Babergh	33k	£26,911	0.8%	£33,212	-6.0%
Harlow	31k	£26,893	8.2%	£29,180	4.9%
South Norfolk	42k	£26,654	0.3%	£30,801	5.4%
Fenland	38k	£26,537	12.9%	£29,811	13.6%
Mid Suffolk	43k	£26,183	2.4%	£31,515	11.1%
Great Yarmouth	31k	£26,164	17.4%	£27,611	9.1%
Norwich	41k	£25,802	2.5%	£29,927	-4.5%
Luton UA	65k	£25,402	4.2%	£28,032	5.4%
East Suffolk	91k	£24,886	6.5%	£28,665	8.0%
Ipswich	58k	£24,846	4.5%	£28,637	8.6%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk	53k	£24,778	9.5%	£28,449	6.4%
Breckland	47k	£24,659	2.1%	£26,526	3.0%
Peterborough UA	75k	£24,421	-0.6%	£29,370	3.4%
North Norfolk	25k	£23,864	4.8%	£25,505	1.6%
Tendring	41k	£0	0.0%	£31,871	11.6%
Welwyn Hatfield	34k	£0	0.0%	£33,782	4.9%
Maldon	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
East Cambridgeshire	39k	£0	0.0%	£36,736	9.3%
Uttlesford	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%