Total Crime Rate

218.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 218.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 81.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.8 9/10
  • Other theft 46.5 10/10
  • Drugs 37.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.4 9/10
  • Other crime 14.5 10/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kingwell Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coppins , and the 39th 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 Kingwell Avenue (CO15 3PD) in the last 12 months was 218.0 per 1,000 residents and was 89.6% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 81.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingwell Avenue (CO15 3PD), the main crime hotspot is near B1369. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingwell Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B1369 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B1369 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orchard Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knox Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1369
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1369
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1369 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Charles Burcart Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charles Burcart Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1369 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1369 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olivers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B1369 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knox Gardens 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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knox Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrow Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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