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Crime in CO12 5

How much crime is recorded in CO12 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Tendring
Region
East of England
Population
9,735 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CO12 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in CO12 5, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
21.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

CO12 5National
Violence and sexual offences16.723.6
Burglary5.59.1
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Public order2.64.6
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other theft2.34.5
Other crime1.21.5
Shoplifting1.18.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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