Total Crime Rate

125.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 125.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Drugs 14.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Windsor Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bluehouse , and the 88th 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 Windsor Avenue (CO15 2AH) in the last 12 months was 125.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% higher than the Bluehouse average (83.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 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 Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windsor Avenue (CO15 2AH), 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 Windsor Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Osyth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Marlborough Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Windsor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Branston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Branston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leas Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Osyth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Marlborough Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Marlborough Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Osyth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Link Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robertson Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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