Total Crime Rate

118.7 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 118.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.9 9/10
  • Burglary 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 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

Sea Shell Way area has the 12th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in St Osyth , and the 95th 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 Sea Shell Way (CO15 2HG) in the last 12 months was 118.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% higher than the St Osyth average (114.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 27.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 77.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sea Shell Way (CO15 2HG), the main crime hotspot is near Sea Flowers Way. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sea Shell Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Glebe Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Glebe Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Cornflower Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sea Pink Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sea Pink Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sea Pink Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sea Pink Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fern Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fern Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sea Cornflower Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beach Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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