Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham
Middle areaNorth Colchester. 7,354 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 47 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 3% of people in Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham at a rate of 46.8 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 | 170 |
| Other crime | 60 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 34 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 30 |
| Burglary | 24 |
| Vehicle crime | 14 |
| Shoplifting | 5 |
| Drug offences | 4 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham at a rate of 46.8 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, 47 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (170), other crime (60) and anti-social behaviour (34).
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 Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham alone. See Colchester
Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham in brief
The median price paid for a home in Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham was £490,000 in 2025.
Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham had 7,148 usual residents at the census.
About 3% of people in Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Horkesley Heath, Langham & Dedham, 86.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.