Total Crime Rate

283.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 283.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 157.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.5 10/10
  • Burglary 21.0 10/10
  • Other theft 21.0 10/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Other crime 10.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wolseley Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in St Osyth , and the 23rd 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 Wolseley Avenue (CO15 2JH) in the last 12 months was 283.2 per 1,000 residents and was 148.2% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 174.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolseley Avenue (CO15 2JH), the main crime hotspot is near Talbot Avenue. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wolseley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Brooklands Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sea Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talbot Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talbot Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Talbot Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillman Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brooklands —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brooklands —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Under investigation
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Data Sources

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