Total Crime Rate

92.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 92.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

York Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Brightlingsea , and the 145th 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 York Road (CO7 0JA) in the last 12 months was 92.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (CO7 0JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lower Green Gardens, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Windsor Court (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in York Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsh Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Marsh Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colne Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silcott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Green Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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