Crime Rates at William Groom Avenue, Dovercourt, Harwich, CO12 4XU

William Groom Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Dovercourt All Saints , and the 247th highest 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 William Groom Avenue (CO12 4XU) in the last 12 months was 54.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Groom Avenue (CO12 4XU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grange Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Laurel Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.