Total Crime Rate

319.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

187.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 319.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 187.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 161.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.0 10/10
  • Other theft 23.8 10/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Drugs 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.9 5/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ellis 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 1EX) 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 1EX), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 307 crimes here, including 139 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ellis Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Agate Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Agate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Agate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Edith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edith Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Agate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Agate Road
Apr 2026Public order Agate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penfold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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