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 Road 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 Road (CO15 3TD) 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 Road (CO15 3TD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 55 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cotswold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Severn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Berkeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Recreation Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingwell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingwell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrow Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oxford Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornbury Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingwell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapman Road —
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 2026Other theft Beaconsfield Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapman Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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