Total Crime Rate

346.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

257.1 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 346.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 257.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 208.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.7 10/10
  • Public order 32.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.2 10/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Willow Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in St Osyth , and the 14th 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 Willow Way (CO15 2HB) in the last 12 months was 346.9 per 1,000 residents and was 166.1% higher 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 257.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Way (CO15 2HB), the main crime hotspot is near Badminton Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beach Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Yew Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sea Flowers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sea Flowers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yew Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Glebe Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Glebe Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glebe Way
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 2026Vehicle crime Beach Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flowers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flowers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Flowers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flowers Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flowers Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Badminton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Badminton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Badminton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Garden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Badminton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beach Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beach Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Badminton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Badminton Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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