Total Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 37.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 24.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Grafton Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Dovercourt Bay , and the 157th lowest crime rate of 496 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 Grafton Road (CO12 3BB) in the last 12 months was 37.4 per 1,000 residents and was 70.8% lower than the Dovercourt Bay average (128.2 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grafton Road (CO12 3BB), the main crime hotspot is near Orwell Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Grafton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Talbot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Empire Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bagshaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ingestre Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waddesdon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hordle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orwell Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orwell Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Orwell Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ingestre Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hordle Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingestre Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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