Is Colchester safe? United Kingdom travel risk
Is Colchester safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Colchester scores 33/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates United Kingdom Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 9 Sep 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Colchester scores 33/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United Kingdom (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Colchester: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and health and medical access (45/100).
A score of 33 is higher than the scores of 37% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Territorial & Position Context
In the Essex territory, Colchester is established at 51.8917° N, 0.9030° E. It lies 82.9 km WSW relative to London. Time zone observed: Europe/London.
Essex
51.8917° N, 0.9030° E
29 m
Europe/London
121,859
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Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Colchester happened in August and December (4 of 7 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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