Total Crime Rate

80.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • 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
  • 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

Skelton Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Lawford, Manningtree & Mistley , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 498 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 Skelton Close (CO11 2HT) in the last 12 months was 80.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skelton Close (CO11 2HT), the main crime hotspot is near Colchester Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Skelton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lushington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lushington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lydgate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lydgate Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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