Total Crime Rate

165.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.3 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 165.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 105.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.7 10/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Orwell Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coppins , and the 69th 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 Orwell Road (CO15 1PP) in the last 12 months was 165.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 105.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orwell Road (CO15 1PP), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 330 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 Orwell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Agate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Agate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hayes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Agate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Anglefield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anglefield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Anglefield Under investigation

Data Sources

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