Total Crime Rate

224.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 224.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 134.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Old Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Coppins , and the 38th highest crime rate of 498 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 Old Road (CO15 3NT) in the last 12 months was 224.8 per 1,000 residents and was 116.6% higher 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 154.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Road (CO15 3NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charles Burcart Gardens (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Kingwell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingwell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingwell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Kingwell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Kingwell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ramplings Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olivers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Kingwell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berkeley Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Groom Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Olivers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knox Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Vyse Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Litchfield Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Litchfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Burcart Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Burcart Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Charles Burcart Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingwell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orchard Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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