Total Crime Rate
13.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Artillery Drive area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Dovercourt All Saints , and the 31st lowest crime rate of 496 local areas in Tendring .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Artillery Drive (CO12 5FG) in the last 12 months was 13.0 per 1,000 residents and was 86.9% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Artillery Drive (CO12 5FG), the main crime hotspot is near Rayhaven. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yeomanry Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chevy Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chevy Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rayhaven | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yeomanry Gardens | Under investigation |
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