Total Crime Rate

157.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 157.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.4 9/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Nelson Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Coppins , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 498 local areas in Tendring .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nelson Road (CO15 1GA) in the last 12 months was 157.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% higher than the Coppins average (103.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 80.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Road (CO15 1GA), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 180 crimes here, including 134 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tower Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vicarage Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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