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

Alpha Road 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 Alpha Road (CO16 8NP) 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 Alpha Road (CO16 8NP), the main crime hotspot is near Alpha Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alpha Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beacon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alpha Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alpha Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alpha Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Alpha Road Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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