Total Crime Rate
319.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
187.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ellis Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coppins , and the 18th 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 Ellis Road (CO15 1ER) in the last 12 months was 319.3 per 1,000 residents and was 177.7% 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 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 187.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ellis Road (CO15 1ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 289 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (117 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St James| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penfold Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beatrice Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Agate Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edith Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Agate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Agate Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Agate Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Agate Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Agate Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Agate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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