Total Crime Rate

1352.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

640.7 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 1352.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 640.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 482.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 192.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 160.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 137.3 10/10
  • Public order 132.7 10/10
  • Other theft 84.7 10/10
  • Drugs 36.6 10/10
  • Burglary 34.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.5 10/10
  • Other crime 18.3 10/10
  • Robbery 18.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
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

Edith Road area has the highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coppins , and the highest crime rate of 496 local areas in Tendring .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edith Road (CO15 1JU) in the last 12 months was 1352.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1076.3% 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 211 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 280 (≈ 640.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edith Road (CO15 1JU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 317 crimes here, including 155 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edith Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penfold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Agate Road
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Agate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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