Total Crime Rate

192.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 192.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 103.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 34.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Thorpe Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Burrsville , and the 49th highest crime rate of 496 local areas in Tendring .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thorpe Road (CO15 4QA) in the last 12 months was 192.8 per 1,000 residents and was 78.8% higher 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 103.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorpe Road (CO15 4QA), the main crime hotspot is near Shalfleet Court. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thorpe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Foots Farm Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shalfleet Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shalfleet Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shalfleet Court —
Apr 2026Public order Sandown Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jessop Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foots Farm Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bembridge Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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