Total Crime Rate
45.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Highlands Park area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Burrsville , and the 204th lowest crime rate of 496 local areas in Tendring .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Highlands Park (CO15 4SX) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highlands Park (CO15 4SX), 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.
View Crime In Burrsville| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heron Glade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brading Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shalfleet Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shalfleet Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shalfleet Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bembridge Close | Awaiting court outcome |
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