Total Crime Rate

195.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 195.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.6 10/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Other crime 15.0 10/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Orwell Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Coppins , and the 51st highest crime rate of 498 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 Orwell Road (CO15 1PP) in the last 12 months was 195.5 per 1,000 residents and was 88.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 101.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orwell Road (CO15 1PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 283 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (159 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orwell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Orwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Beach Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Beach Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Beach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Agate Road Under investigation
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 2025Burglary Agate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pier Gap Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pier Gap Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pier Gap Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Pier Gap Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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