Total Crime Rate

35.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.4 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 35.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 23.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.7 3/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 11th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bluehouse , and the 146th lowest crime rate of 496 local areas in Tendring .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thorpe Road (CO15 4QU) in the last 12 months was 35.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorpe Road (CO15 4QU), the main crime hotspot is near Wrendale. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 17 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 (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Foxglove Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heron Glade —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1442 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kiln Barn Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toucan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toucan Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Toucan Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkesway Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Foxglove Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Foxglove Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forest Park Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Linden Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Homestead Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chantry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Foxglove Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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