Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.8 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 166.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 109.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Kings Quay Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Dovercourt Bay , and the 68th highest crime rate of 496 local areas in Tendring .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Quay Street (CO12 3ES) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 109.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Quay Street (CO12 3ES), the main crime hotspot is near Ferndale Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Kings Quay Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ferndale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Quay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernard Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ferndale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbour Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Quay Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albemarle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Albemarle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Quay Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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