Total Crime Rate

416.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

157.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 416.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 157.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 69.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 65.9 10/10
  • Public order 33.8 10/10
  • Other theft 19.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Parkeston Road area has the highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Dovercourt All Saints , and the 12th highest crime rate of 496 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 4NX) in the last 12 months was 416.4 per 1,000 residents and was 320.6% higher 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 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 98 (≈ 157.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkeston Road (CO12 4NX), the main crime hotspot is near Harcourt Avenue. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Parkeston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Harcourt Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harcourt Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkeston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarke'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norway Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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