Total Crime Rate

36.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.2 2/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

William Groom Avenue area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Dovercourt All Saints , and the 165th lowest crime rate of 498 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 36.1 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% lower than the Dovercourt All Saints average (100.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Groom Avenue (CO12 4XU), the main crime hotspot is near Hall Lane. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in William Groom Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery William Bleakley Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery William Bleakley Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grange Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Abbott Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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