Total Crime Rate

266.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

143.7 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 266.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 143.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.3 10/10
  • Public order 20.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coppins , and the 27th highest crime rate of 496 local areas in Tendring .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (CO15 6PS) in the last 12 months was 266.9 per 1,000 residents and was 132.1% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 143.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CO15 6PS), the main crime hotspot is near Carnarvon Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thoroughgood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thoroughgood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Robbery Avondale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Avondale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapman Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapman Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Recreation Road
Apr 2026Other theft Beaconsfield Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Anglefield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anglefield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Anglefield Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Granville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Granville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Skelmersdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skelmersdale Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skelmersdale Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thoroughgood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thoroughgood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Harold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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