Crime Rates at Old Road, Clacton-on-sea, CO15 1HW

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 1HW) 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 1HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 165 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.