Old Heath & Rowhedge
Middle areaEast Colchester. 9,535 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 9.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Old Heath & Rowhedge live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Old Heath & Rowhedge
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Old Heath & Rowhedge at a rate of 86.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.4 per 1,000 people across Colchester.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 353 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 154 |
| Other crime | 119 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 57 |
| Shoplifting | 48 |
| Vehicle crime | 41 |
| Drug offences | 31 |
| Burglary | 19 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Old Heath & Rowhedge compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Old Heath & Rowhedge safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Old Heath & Rowhedge at a rate of 86.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.4 per 1,000 people across Colchester.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 66 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Old Heath & Rowhedge.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (353), anti-social behaviour (154) and other crime (119).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Colchester
These figures are published for the whole of Colchester, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Colchester and not Old Heath & Rowhedge alone. See Colchester
Old Heath & Rowhedge in brief
The median price paid for a home in Old Heath & Rowhedge was £310,000 in 2025.
Old Heath & Rowhedge had 9,445 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Old Heath & Rowhedge live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Old Heath & Rowhedge, 92.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.