Total Crime Rate

255.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 255.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.1 10/10
  • Public order 30.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 18.0 6/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Other crime 12.0 10/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Alexandra Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Coppins , and the 30th highest crime rate of 498 local areas in Tendring .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alexandra Road (CO15 1TP) in the last 12 months was 255.3 per 1,000 residents and was 145.9% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 150.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 138.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alexandra Road (CO15 1TP), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 283 crimes here, including 145 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alexandra Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wellesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellesley Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Stanwyn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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