Total Crime Rate

20.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 20.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Merivale Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Lawford, Manningtree & Mistley , and the 71st lowest crime rate of 498 local areas in Tendring .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merivale Road (CO11 2EA) in the last 12 months was 20.7 per 1,000 residents and was 65.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merivale Road (CO11 2EA), the main crime hotspot is near Colchester Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Merivale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Merivale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waldegrave Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merivale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Strawberry Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colchester Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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