Total Crime Rate

65.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 65.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Public order 14.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Tower Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Coppins , and the 191st highest crime rate of 498 local areas in Tendring .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tower Road (CO15 1LF) in the last 12 months was 65.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Road (CO15 1LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 200 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (134 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tower Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vicarage Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Agate Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Agate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Agate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Agate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Agate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penfold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Penfold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Edith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Edith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Edith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tower Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Jackson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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