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Crime in CO16 0

How much crime is recorded in CO16 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Tendring
Region
East of England
Population
6,540 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CO16 0

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in CO16 0, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
33.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

CO16 0National
Violence and sexual offences27.423.6
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Burglary4.89.1
Other theft4.24.5
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Public order3.34.6
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.91.5
Shoplifting0.78.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Robbery0.01.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 34% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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