Total Crime Rate

70.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

California Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Lawford, Manningtree & Mistley , and the 180th highest crime rate of 498 local areas in Tendring .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around California Road (CO11 1JS) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% higher than the Lawford, Manningtree & Mistley average (59.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around California Road (CO11 1JS), the main crime hotspot is near Rigby Avenue. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in California Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rigby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rigby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rigby Avenue
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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