Total Crime Rate

207.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 207.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 45th 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 Saxon Way (CO16 8LZ) in the last 12 months was 207.5 per 1,000 residents and was 300.6% higher than the Brightlingsea average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 135.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saxon Way (CO16 8LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Mersea View. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Saxon Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mersea View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cruce Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cruce Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cruce Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cruce Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Colne Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colne Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colne Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mersea View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colne Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cruce Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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