Total Crime Rate

181.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.1 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 181.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 9/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 17.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Valley Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coppins , and the 58th highest crime rate of 496 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 4AQ) in the last 12 months was 181.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 94.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Road (CO15 4AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 18 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramsden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Clayhall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramsden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Archery Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valleybridge Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Valleybridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Valleybridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westridge Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clay Hall Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayhall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramsden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Greenacres Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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