Total Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Herbert Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Alresford & Elmstead , and the 156th highest crime rate of 498 local areas in Tendring .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Herbert Way (CO4 9BG) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 89.4% higher than the Alresford & Elmstead average (43.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herbert Way (CO4 9BG), the main crime hotspot is near Ernest Fancy Lane. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Herbert Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hendry Worthington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ernest Fancy Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Willow Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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