Total Crime Rate

52.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 52.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 47.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Oakview area has the 27th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Dovercourt All Saints , and the 235th lowest crime rate of 496 local areas in Tendring .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakview (CO12 4UW) in the last 12 months was 52.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakview (CO12 4UW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hudson Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Keynes Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Oakview area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Abbott Road Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Washington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hudson Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson William Groom Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft William Groom Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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