Total Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.3 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 38.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 28.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Low Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Dovercourt All Saints , and the 164th lowest crime rate of 496 local areas in Tendring .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Low Road (CO12 3TS) in the last 12 months was 38.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% lower than the Dovercourt All Saints average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -94.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Low Road (CO12 3TS), the main crime hotspot is near Bruges Close. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Low Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruges Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruges Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruges Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other crime Bruges Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Abbott Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruges Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bruges Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bruges Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bruges Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Edmunds Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Edmunds Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Edmunds Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Edmunds Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Edmunds Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Edmunds Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruges Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hudson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Keynes Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keynes Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hudson Close —
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Data Sources

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