Postcode · Clacton-on-Sea
Crime in CO15 6DF
How much crime is recorded in CO15 6DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clacton East
- Council
- Tendring
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,798 (2024)
How safe is CO15 6DF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO15 6DF 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
44.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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 6DFNational
Violence and sexual offences34.823.6
Burglary9.09.1
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Other theft5.64.5
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Public order4.24.6
Other crime2.41.5
Robbery1.31.4
Shoplifting1.18.4
Drugs1.02.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.