Crime Rates at Orwell Road, Harwich, CO12 3LD

Orwell Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Dovercourt Bay , and the 72nd 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 Orwell Road (CO12 3LD) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 94.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orwell Road (CO12 3LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hordle Place, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orwell Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.