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Crime in CO12 5ND

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

Neighbourhood
Harwich West & South
Council
Tendring
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,580 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CO12 5ND

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO12 5ND area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 5NDNational
Violence and sexual offences25.323.6
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Public order3.94.6
Burglary2.79.1
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime1.81.5
Other theft1.74.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Robbery0.51.4
Drugs0.52.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 16% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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