Total Crime Rate
133.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
96.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Point Clear Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Brightlingsea , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 496 local areas in Tendring .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Point Clear Road (CO16 8NT) in the last 12 months was 133.5 per 1,000 residents and was 155.6% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 96.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Point Clear Road (CO16 8NT), the main crime hotspot is near Mersea View. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Osyth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mersea View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mersea View | Under investigation |
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