Crime Rates at Parkeston Road, Dovercourt, Harwich, CO12 4HE

Parkeston Road 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 Parkeston Road (CO12 4HE) 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 Parkeston Road (CO12 4HE), 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.