Total Crime Rate

151.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 151.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 7/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Meadow Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in St Osyth , and the 77th highest crime rate of 496 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 Meadow Way (CO15 2SE) in the last 12 months was 151.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 84.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Way (CO15 2SE), 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 Meadow Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Badminton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Glebe Way 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Badminton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flowers Way
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Flowers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flowers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flowers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glebe Way
Apr 2026Other crime Glebe Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sea Flowers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sea Flowers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Garden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golf Green Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golf Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Badminton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Badminton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Badminton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flowers Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossways Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crossways Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Badminton Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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