Crime Rate in Tarpots, ward

Tarpots has the 4th lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Castle Point district and the 1441st lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 194th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Tarpots in the last 12 months was 36.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% lower than the Castle Point district average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Tarpots’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 136 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 166 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Tarpots ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 55 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around London Road (26 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.