Crime Rates at Stour Road, Harwich, CO12 3JD

Stour Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Dovercourt Bay , and the 59th highest crime rate of 498 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 Stour Road (CO12 3JD) in the last 12 months was 157.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% higher than the Dovercourt Bay average (134.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 104.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stour Road (CO12 3JD), the main crime hotspot is near Orwell Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.