Total Crime Rate

839.9 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 839.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 506.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 71.9 10/10
  • Drugs 62.1 10/10
  • Public order 58.8 10/10
  • Other theft 45.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.7 9/10
  • Other crime 19.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.6 10/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wash Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Coppins , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 498 local areas in Tendring .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wash Lane (CO15 1UP) in the last 12 months was 839.9 per 1,000 residents and was 709.2% 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 155 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 179 (≈ 585.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wash Lane (CO15 1UP), the main crime hotspot is near Link Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wash Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vicarage Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Link Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft King'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Uplands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spinnaker Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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