Postcode · Clacton-on-Sea
Crime in CO16 0BA
How much crime is recorded in CO16 0BA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Weeley & Thorpe-le-Soken
- Council
- Tendring
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,462 (2024)
How safe is CO16 0BA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO16 0BA area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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).
CO16 0BANational
Violence and sexual offences23.823.6
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Public order5.14.6
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Burglary4.19.1
Other theft2.24.5
Drugs1.72.4
Shoplifting1.28.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.