Postcode · Clacton-on-Sea
Crime in CO15 4LS
How much crime is recorded in CO15 4LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clacton North
- Council
- Tendring
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,553 (2024)
CO15 4LSClacton-on-Sea
How safe is CO15 4LS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 55.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO15 4LS area, well 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
55.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 4LSNational
Violence and sexual offences43.523.6
Burglary7.69.1
Vehicle crime7.23.5
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Other theft5.84.5
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other crime2.91.5
Public order2.74.6
Shoplifting2.38.4
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% 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.