Total Crime Rate

384.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 384.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 59.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 41.8 8/10
  • Public order 38.6 10/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Williamsburg Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Dovercourt All Saints , and the 13th 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 Williamsburg Avenue (CO12 4FE) in the last 12 months was 384.2 per 1,000 residents and was 282.5% higher than the Dovercourt All Saints average (100.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 96.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -25.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 98 (≈ 157.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Williamsburg Avenue (CO12 4FE), the main crime hotspot is near Harcourt Avenue. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Williamsburg Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Yorktown Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Williamsburg Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Harcourt Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Williamsburg Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Williamsburg Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Easterling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order A120 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order A120 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rawden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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