Total Crime Rate

280.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

175.0 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 280.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 175.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 167.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Other theft 22.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Saxon Way area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Brightlingsea , and the 26th highest crime rate of 496 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 Saxon Way (CO16 8LZ) in the last 12 months was 280.0 per 1,000 residents and was 435.9% higher than the Brightlingsea average (52.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 175.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saxon Way (CO16 8LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cruce Way, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mersea View (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Saxon Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colne Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cruce Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mersea View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mersea View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cruce Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cruce Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colne Way —
Apr 2026Public order Colne Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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