Postcode · Clacton-on-Sea
Crime in CO15 6DB
How much crime is recorded in CO15 6DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clacton East
- Council
- Tendring
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,553 (2024)
CO15 6DBClacton-on-Sea
How safe is CO15 6DB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 50.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO15 6DB 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
50.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
91
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 6DBNational
Violence and sexual offences42.123.6
Anti-social behaviour15.310.7
Public order10.54.6
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Burglary4.79.1
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Other theft2.94.5
Other crime2.71.5
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Drugs1.02.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.