Total Crime Rate

23.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 23.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 15.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Marlowe Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in St Osyth , and the 80th lowest crime rate of 496 local areas in Tendring .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marlowe Road (CO15 2PS) in the last 12 months was 23.4 per 1,000 residents and was 82.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlowe Road (CO15 2PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Tree Drive (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marlowe Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miller'S Barn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richmond Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossways Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crossways Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richmond Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frobisher Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Green Under investigation

Data Sources

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