Total Crime Rate

25.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 25.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Georges Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Dovercourt Bay , and the 101st lowest crime rate of 498 local areas in Tendring .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Georges Avenue (CO12 3RR) in the last 12 months was 25.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.9% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Georges Avenue (CO12 3RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maple Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portland Crescent (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Georges Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Maple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maple Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakland Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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