Total Crime Rate
211.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Albans Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Coppins , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 498 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 St Albans Road (CO15 6BA) in the last 12 months was 211.7 per 1,000 residents and was 103.9% higher than the Coppins average (103.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 116.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Albans Road (CO15 6BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lancaster Gardens West (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Coppins| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Skelmersdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Alban'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Alban'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Alban'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Skelmersdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harold Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Alban'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thoroughgood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thoroughgood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Gardens West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Gardens West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avondale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Alban'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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