Crime Rates at Pepys Street, Harwich, CO12 3HG

Pepys Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Dovercourt Bay , and the 113th highest crime rate of 496 local areas in Tendring .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pepys Street (CO12 3HG) in the last 12 months was 115.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 75.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pepys Street (CO12 3HG), 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.