Total Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 82.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Groom Park area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coppins , and the 168th highest crime rate of 496 local areas in Tendring .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Groom Park (CO15 3NW) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% lower than the Coppins average (115.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 56.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Groom Park (CO15 3NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cambridge Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Groom Park area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Litchfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olivers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingwell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingwell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingwell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Groom Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Groom Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Groom Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Groom Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Groom Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Groom Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Anns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knox Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Anns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charles Burcart Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Charles Burcart Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Road

Data Sources

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