Total Crime Rate

98.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 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 98.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.6 9/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Oxford Crescent area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coppins , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 496 local areas in Tendring .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oxford Crescent (CO15 3PY) in the last 12 months was 98.6 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Crescent (CO15 3PY), the main crime hotspot is near Wellesley Road. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oxford Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Recreation Road
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olivers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cotswold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapman Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapman Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beaconsfield Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrow Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingwell Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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