Total Crime Rate

204.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 204.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 149.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Upper Branston Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bluehouse , and the 46th highest crime rate of 498 local areas in Tendring .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Branston Road (CO15 3JP) in the last 12 months was 204.6 per 1,000 residents and was 145.8% higher than the Bluehouse average (83.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 162.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Branston Road (CO15 3JP), the main crime hotspot is near Pathfields Road. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Branston Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Branston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stambridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coronation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carrs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pathfields Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Branston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Coppins Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crocus Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pathfields Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tapsworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pathfields Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marigold Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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