Total Crime Rate

54.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.6 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 54.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

London Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bluehouse , and the 246th highest crime rate of 496 local areas in Tendring .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (CO15 4DS) in the last 12 months was 54.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% lower than the Bluehouse average (87.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (CO15 4DS), the main crime hotspot is near Orchard Place. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheriffs Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sherwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Litchfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Litchfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orchard Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knox Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howard Vyse Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Howard Vyse Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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