Total Crime Rate

118.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 118.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 82.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.8 9/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Meadow Way area has the 13th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in St Osyth , and the 109th highest crime rate of 496 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 Meadow Way (CO15 2HA) in the last 12 months was 118.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% lower than the St Osyth average (130.4 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 82.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Way (CO15 2HA), the main crime hotspot is near Fern Way. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sea Flowers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Burglary Yew Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yew Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beach Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sea Flowers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beach Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beach Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Burglary Broome Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flowers Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flowers Way
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Flowers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flowers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flowers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glebe Way
Apr 2026Burglary Glebe Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Glebe Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorse Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beach Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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