Total Crime Rate

324.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 324.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 197.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oxford Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Coppins , and the 17th highest crime rate of 498 local areas in Tendring .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oxford Road (CO15 3TB) in the last 12 months was 324.7 per 1,000 residents and was 212.8% 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 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 215.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Road (CO15 3TB), the main crime hotspot is near Harrow Road. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oxford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellesley Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Eton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Recreation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime St Andrew'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Stanwyn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wellesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olivers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Olivers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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