Total Crime Rate

184.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.2 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 184.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 101.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.8 10/10
  • Burglary 21.5 10/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 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

College Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coppins , and the 56th highest crime rate of 496 local areas in Tendring .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around College Road (CO15 6ET) in the last 12 months was 184.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% higher than the Coppins average (115.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 101.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Road (CO15 6ET), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in College Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thoroughgood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skelmersdale Road
Apr 2026Burglary Avondale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Paul'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Skelmersdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skelmersdale Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Recreation Road
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 Thoroughgood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Avondale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Alban'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Granville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Granville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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