Total Crime Rate

127.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 127.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 79.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Leas Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coppins , and the 97th highest crime rate of 496 local areas in Tendring .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leas Road (CO15 1DY) in the last 12 months was 127.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% higher than the Coppins average (115.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 79.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leas Road (CO15 1DY), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leas Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Link Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robertson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robertson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leas Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blenheim Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Link Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Avenue Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Avenue Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Windsor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Windsor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alton Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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