Total Crime Rate

664.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 664.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 314.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.9 10/10
  • Other theft 53.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.9 10/10
  • Public order 50.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.9 10/10
  • Burglary 24.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.0 10/10
  • Drugs 15.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.0 9/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
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

Links Road area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in St Osyth , and the 7th 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 Links Road (CO16 8SR) in the last 12 months was 664.7 per 1,000 residents and was 482.5% higher than the St Osyth average (114.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 129 (≈ 386.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Links Road (CO16 8SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seawick Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Club Parade (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Links Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seawick Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seawick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rose Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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