Total Crime Rate

89.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Key Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Coppins , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 498 local areas in Tendring .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Key Road (CO15 3DB) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% lower than the Coppins average (103.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Key Road (CO15 3DB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 152 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Key Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Empire Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dudley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meredith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crossfield Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anchor Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anchor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Empire Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alton Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Marks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lodge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lodge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herbert Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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