Postcode · Clacton-on-Sea
Crime in CO15 1FF
How much crime is recorded in CO15 1FF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clacton West
- Council
- Tendring
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,460 (2024)
How safe is CO15 1FF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO15 1FF 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
30.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
CO15 1FFNational
Violence and sexual offences23.523.6
Shoplifting18.48.4
Public order8.14.6
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Vehicle crime5.93.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft2.44.5
Other crime2.31.5
Burglary2.29.1
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.