Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainColchester County, Subdivision A has more crime per resident than 61% of Canadian towns
Year on year, 14.5 violent incidents and 29.4 incidents of property crime occur per 1,000 residents, compared with 12.9 and 31.2 in the typical town its size. Of the two halves, violence comes to 100.8 and other offences to 62.3, beside norms of 85.7 and 62.8. A Safety Grade of C+ follows from crime the police covering Colchester County, Subdivision A reported over the years 2023 to 2025: #57 of 88 in Nova Scotia. By 2025 the index had dropped to 69.6, down from 77.5 in 2023.
Statistics Canada, police-reported crime, 2023–2025 means. The index weighs each crime by its seriousness; rates are incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Area-wide: crime severity, crime rate and incident counts, counted over the Colchester County detachment area.
What stands out about safety in Colchester County, Subdivision A
Mischief: high for a town its size
Colchester County, Subdivision A records 10.9 incidents of mischief per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.9 in the typical town among Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. By type ↓
Higher than many towns its size
Set among the 40 Canadian towns closest to it in population, Colchester County, Subdivision A comes 25th, counting from the lowest Crime Severity Index. Towns its size ↓
Near the Nova Scotia middle
The typical Nova Scotia town scores 71.4; Colchester County, Subdivision A, 72.9. Towns its size ↓
Written from Statistics Canada’s police-reported crime by police service and detachment, 2023–2025. Figures are what police recorded, not convictions.
The C+ for Colchester County, Subdivision A, and how it is built
The grade weighs the Crime Severity Index and its violent half, averaged over 2023–2025, against every Canadian town and city neighbourhood of 1,000 people or more.
Its place: #57 of 88 in Nova Scotia and #1,539 of 2,572 Canadian towns.
The Crime Severity Index and its two halves, beside the typical figure for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
Crime in Colchester County, Subdivision A, type by type
Against the typical town its size, Colchester County, Subdivision A runs highest on mischief (10.9 per 1,000 against 4.9). Motor vehicle theft and theft under $5,000 sit below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 1.7 | 0.04 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 16.3 | 0.4 | 69% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 7.3 | 0.2 | 100% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 8.3 | 0.2 | 72% |
| Robbery | 5.7 | 0.1 | 70% |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 3.3 | 0.08 | — |
| Other violent violations | 10.7 | 0.3 | 35% |
| Breaking and entering | 94.3 | 2.3 | 16% |
| Possession of stolen property | 17 | 0.4 | 34% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 79.3 | 1.9 | 13% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 30.7 | 0.7 | 10% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 323.7 | 7.9 | 13% |
| Mischief | 446.7 | 10.9 | 7% |
| Weapons violations | 21.3 | 0.5 | 41% |
| Administration of justice violations | 150.7 | 3.7 | 55% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 53 | 1.3 | 32% |
| Drug violations | 25.3 | 0.6 | 32% |
| Impaired driving | 157 | 3.8 | 46% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 5.3 | 0.1 | 25% |
Statistics Canada’s violation groups for the whole police service or detachment, incidents a year its own. Cleared: incidents solved by a charge or otherwise, as a share of those reported.
Incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 means, against the typical figure for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
Colchester County, Subdivision A, year by year
Crime Severity Index
Nothing since 2023 has matched that year’s 77.5; the lightest was 2025, at 69.6. Set beside it, the typical Canadian town its size went from 74.3 in 2023 to 64.2 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Colchester County, Subdivision A | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 69.6 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 71.5 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 77.5 | 74.3 |
Statistics Canada, Crime Severity Index by police service, each year as published. Typical: the median of Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
The Crime Severity Index of the police covering Colchester County, Subdivision A, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
By its index, Colchester County, Subdivision A stands 25th of 40 towns its size
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mulmur Ontario | 3,813 | 24 | 17.5 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 22 | Electoral Area F, East Kootenay British Columbia | 3,893 | 71.6 | 60.2 | C+ |
| 23 | Okanagan Falls British Columbia | 4,002 | 71.9 | 63.7 | C+ |
| 24 | Danville Quebec | 3,944 | 72.6 | 127.5 | C+ |
| 25 | Colchester County, Subdivision A Nova Scotia | 3,891 | 72.9 | 100.8 | C+ |
| 26 | Penhold Alberta | 3,812 | 73.6 | 64.8 | C+ |
| 27 | Roberts Creek British Columbia | 3,779 | 76.6 | 94 | C+ |
| 28 | Pincher Creek Alberta | 3,890 | 84.5 | 85.4 | C |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Swan River Manitoba | 4,048 | 435.7 | 403.3 | D− |
The 40 Canadian towns of 2,500+ people closest in population; city neighbourhoods, city totals and reserves are left out. Towns on one police service or detachment share its index.
The Canadian towns closest to Colchester County, Subdivision A in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
About 590 violent incidents a year across the police area of 41,500 residents that includes Colchester County, Subdivision A, 2023–2025
Violent incidents per 1,000 a year, 2023–2025
Property crimes per 1,000 a year, 2023–2025
Statistics Canada counts actual incidents; those police record as unfounded are listed apart and kept out of its crime rates and severity index. Each incident is filed under its most serious violation, which the survey sets partly by the maximum penalty.
Property crime adds about 1,210 a year and other violations 620 (2023–2025 average). Of 1,000 dots, one per resident, the coloured ones are a year’s incidents at these rates.
Crime in the places around Colchester County, Subdivision A
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester County, Subdivision A | 3,891 | 72.9 | 100.8 | C+ |
| Millbrook 27 (30 km) | 1,122 | 72.9 | 100.8 | C+ |
| Colchester County, Subdivision B (31 km) | 21,578 | 72.9 | 100.8 | C+ |
| Truro (31 km) | 14,652 | 95 | 104.2 | C− |
| Colchester County, Subdivision C (36 km) | 14,211 | 72.9 | 100.8 | C+ |
| Oxford (39 km) | 1,261 | 93.1 | 86.7 | C− |
Every neighbour with a figure of its own has a higher index than Colchester County, Subdivision A. Same police, same number: 3 neighbours drop out of the comparison for that reason.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means. The nearest places to Colchester County, Subdivision A with figures are 30–39 km away.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- A detachment’s area. The detachment counts crime across its whole territory, of which Colchester County, Subdivision A is one part.
- 100 is Canada in 2006. Figures are relative to one fixed point, Canada in 2006 at 100, rather than to this year’s national number.
- Cleared, not convicted. Cleared means solved by police, charged or not; it says nothing about what courts decide.
- What the index measures. The index weighs crimes rather than counting them: a serious offence moves it far more than a minor one. Statistics Canada is plain about its limits: “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
Questions about safety in Colchester County, Subdivision A
Is Colchester County, Subdivision A safe?
Colchester County, Subdivision A measures 72.9 on the Crime Severity Index for 2023–2025, next to 68.5 for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. Per 1,000 residents a year, its police record 14.5 violent incidents and 29.4 property crimes.
What is the most common crime in Colchester County, Subdivision A?
Mischief is the most common, at 10.9 per 1,000 residents a year, then other Criminal Code offences (8.5) and theft under $5,000 (7.9).
Is crime going up in Colchester County, Subdivision A?
Down 10%: 77.5 in 2023, 69.6 in 2025.
How much of Colchester County, Subdivision A’s crime do police solve?
33%, by the weighted clearance rate, where the typical Canadian town its size manages 34%. Violent crime is cleared at 53% and non-violent crime at 19%.
Whose figures are these?
Those of the police serving Colchester County, Subdivision A together with its neighbours or the countryside around it.
Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported crime by police service and detachment, 2023–2025 (Statistics Canada Open Licence); TownRatings calculation.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Crime severity index and weighted clearance rates, police services (tables 35-10-0186 to 0190, 0061, 0063, 0064), 2023–2025 · Statistics Canada, Incident-based crime statistics by detailed violations, police services (35-10-0178 to 0185) · Safety Grade: TownRatings calculation. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).