Total Crime Rate

295.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

193.7 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 295.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 193.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.2 9/10
  • Other theft 24.7 10/10
  • Drugs 17.6 10/10
  • Public order 17.6 9/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Fern Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in St Osyth , and the 21st 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 Fern Way (CO15 2JB) in the last 12 months was 295.8 per 1,000 residents and was 126.8% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 193.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fern Way (CO15 2JB), 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 Fern Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beach Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Burglary Broome Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorse Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Beach Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sea Way 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
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Data Sources

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