Total Crime Rate
80.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Douglas Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bluehouse , and the 174th highest crime rate of 496 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 Douglas Road (CO15 3JX) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% lower than the Bluehouse average (87.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Douglas Road (CO15 3JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Branston Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingston Mews (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Coppins| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woolwich Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tulip Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Branston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Branston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Upper Branston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingston Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kingston Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Branston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aster Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Branston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woolwich Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Geranium Close | Under investigation |
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