Total Crime Rate

558.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.6 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 558.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 344.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 113.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.5 9/10
  • Public order 26.0 10/10
  • Other theft 22.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

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

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsway (CO12 3LN) in the last 12 months was 558.4 per 1,000 residents and was 335.6% higher than the Dovercourt Bay average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 106 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 113.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway (CO12 3LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Close, where police recorded 107 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orwell Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Kingsway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hordle Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooklyn Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brooklyn Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bagshaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Empire Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waddesdon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marine Parade Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Orwell Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliff Road 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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