Total Crime Rate
11.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Park Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Brightlingsea , and the 32nd lowest crime rate of 498 local areas in Tendring .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Park Drive (CO7 0JU) in the last 12 months was 11.7 per 1,000 residents and was 77.5% lower than the Brightlingsea average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Park Drive (CO7 0JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Western Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lodge Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brightlingsea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ash Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Way | Under investigation |
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