Postcode · Clacton-on-Sea
Crime in CO16 8PY
How much crime is recorded in CO16 8PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Jaywick & St Osyth
- Council
- Tendring
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,788 (2024)
How safe is CO16 8PY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 105.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO16 8PY area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
105.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
186
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 8PYNational
Violence and sexual offences83.523.6
Anti-social behaviour25.310.7
Criminal damage and arson18.14.7
Other theft16.54.5
Vehicle crime13.73.5
Burglary10.49.1
Public order10.24.6
Other crime4.51.5
Possession of weapons4.10.9
Drugs3.02.4
Theft from the person1.32.1
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Shoplifting0.68.4
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.