Total Crime Rate

279.3 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 279.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.9 10/10
  • Public order 75.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Other crime 7.6 8/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Clayton Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Dovercourt All Saints , and the 27th 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 Clayton Road (CO12 4TJ) in the last 12 months was 279.3 per 1,000 residents and was 178.0% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 215.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clayton Road (CO12 4TJ), the main crime hotspot is near Rayhaven. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clayton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Chevy Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parade Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rayhaven Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rayhaven Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rayhaven Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Military Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parade Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eves Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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