Total Crime Rate

212.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 212.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.9 10/10
  • Public order 20.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.9 6/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Valley Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Coppins , and the 42nd 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 Valley Road (CO15 6LY) in the last 12 months was 212.5 per 1,000 residents and was 104.8% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 101.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Road (CO15 6LY), the main crime hotspot is near Shrubland Court. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Valley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Norwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shrubland Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shrubland Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1032 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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