Total Crime Rate

32.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 32.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 28.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lower Marine Parade area has the lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Dovercourt Bay , and the 127th lowest crime rate of 496 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 Lower Marine Parade (CO12 3SS) in the last 12 months was 32.2 per 1,000 residents and was 74.9% lower than the Dovercourt Bay average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 12.5% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Marine Parade (CO12 3SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near First Avenue, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beach Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lower Marine Parade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Langley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime First Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Beach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Langley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Vicarage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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