Total Crime Rate

48.6 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 48.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.1 2/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Harwich Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Lawford, Manningtree & Mistley , and the 244th lowest crime rate of 498 local areas in Tendring .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harwich Road (CO11 2DF) in the last 12 months was 48.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% lower than the Lawford, Manningtree & Mistley average (59.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harwich Road (CO11 2DF), 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 Harwich Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Stourview Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rigby Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambria Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathview Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rigby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rigby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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