Postcode · Clacton-on-Sea
Crime in CO15 2AB
How much crime is recorded in CO15 2AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clacton West
- Council
- Tendring
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,491 (2024)
CO15 2ABClacton-on-Sea
How safe is CO15 2AB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO15 2AB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
42.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 2ABNational
Violence and sexual offences36.223.6
Drugs4.12.4
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Burglary3.39.1
Other crime3.11.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Public order2.04.6
Other theft1.44.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.18.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.