Total Crime Rate

183.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 183.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 119.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.6 10/10
  • Public order 27.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westmorland Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Lawford, Manningtree & Mistley , and the 57th highest crime rate of 496 local areas in Tendring .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westmorland Close (CO11 1LY) in the last 12 months was 183.3 per 1,000 residents and was 213.2% higher than the Lawford, Manningtree & Mistley average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 119.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westmorland Close (CO11 1LY), the main crime hotspot is near Rigby Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Westmorland Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambria Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rigby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harwich Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Westmorland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Stourview Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stourview Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stourview Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ian Rose Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ian Rose Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ian Rose Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ian Rose Way

Data Sources

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