Total Crime Rate

83.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 83.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 22.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.8 5/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Valley Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Burrsville , and the 162nd 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 Valley Road (CO15 4AS) in the last 12 months was 83.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% lower than the Burrsville average (107.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Road (CO15 4AS), the main crime hotspot is near B1369. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 39 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
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cotswold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B1369 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Windmill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Windmill Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Windmill Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1369
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1369
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B1369 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B1369 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1369 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1369 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1369 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Severn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Windmill Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkesway Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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