Total Crime Rate
285.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
166.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Old Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coppins , and the 24th 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 Old Road (CO15 1HN) in the last 12 months was 285.7 per 1,000 residents and was 148.5% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 166.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old Road (CO15 1HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 218 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (110 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Pier Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Key Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Page Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Page Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Page Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Page Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Page Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Page Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pier Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pier Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Key Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Pier Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Pier Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Pier Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Pier Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Pier Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Herbert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Watson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Jackson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Jackson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Key Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Key Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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