Total Crime Rate

324.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

143.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 324.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 143.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 95.5 9/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wellesley Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coppins , and the 17th 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 Wellesley Road (CO15 3PJ) in the last 12 months was 324.1 per 1,000 residents and was 181.9% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 143.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellesley Road (CO15 3PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 330 crimes here, including 155 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellesley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/129)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carnarvon Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapman Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapman Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carnarvon Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Beaconsfield Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carnarvon Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carnarvon Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Pier Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Pier Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Pier Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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