Crime Rates at High Street, Harwich, CO12 3QB

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Dovercourt Bay , and the 9th highest crime rate of 498 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 High Street (CO12 3QB) in the last 12 months was 477.3 per 1,000 residents and was 255.2% higher than the Dovercourt Bay average (134.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 126.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CO12 3QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Close, where police recorded 80 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.