Total Crime Rate

177.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 177.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 42.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 10/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Church Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coppins , and the 61st 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 Church Road (CO15 6AS) in the last 12 months was 177.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% higher than the Coppins average (115.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (CO15 6AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Road, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rosemary Crescent (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thoroughgood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Anglefield Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Avondale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thoroughgood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thoroughgood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thoroughgood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thoroughgood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anglefield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thoroughgood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Harold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Skelmersdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skelmersdale Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skelmersdale Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Alban'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Avondale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Anglefield Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Granville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St Paul'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Granville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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