Total Crime Rate

342.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 342.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 162.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 26.6 7/10
  • Other crime 23.3 10/10
  • Public order 23.3 9/10
  • Other theft 19.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Old Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Coppins , and the 16th highest crime rate of 498 local areas in Tendring .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Road (CO15 1HN) in the last 12 months was 342.2 per 1,000 residents and was 229.7% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 192.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Road (CO15 1HN), 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 Old Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Page Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Page Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Page Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Avenue
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Empire Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Empire Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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 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 West Avenue 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 2025Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Police Station 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

Data Sources

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