Total Crime Rate

81.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 81.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 78.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Clacton Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in St Osyth , and the 172nd 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 Clacton Road (CO16 8PG) in the last 12 months was 81.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% lower than the St Osyth average (130.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 78.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clacton Road (CO16 8PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chapel Lane, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clacton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Botanical Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rochford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Botanical Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kincaid Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kincaid Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brook Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Johnson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clinton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Clinton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clinton Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clinton Close Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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