Total Crime Rate

179.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 179.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.2 10/10
  • Other theft 23.1 10/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Valley Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Coppins , and the 55th 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 Valley Road (CO15 4AP) in the last 12 months was 179.5 per 1,000 residents and was 72.9% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 97.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Road (CO15 4AP), the main crime hotspot is near B1369. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Valley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windmill Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Severn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wrendale Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B1369 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wrendale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wrendale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1369 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wrendale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Puffinsdale Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Puffinsdale Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Puffinsdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wrendale Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft B1369 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wrendale Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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