Crime Rates at Wellesley Road, Clacton-on-sea, CO15 3PL

Wellesley Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Coppins , and the 22nd 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 Wellesley Road (CO15 3PL) in the last 12 months was 286.4 per 1,000 residents and was 176.0% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 130.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 159.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellesley Road (CO15 3PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 148 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harrow Road (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.