Postcode · Clacton-on-Sea
Crime in CO16 8TH
How much crime is recorded in CO16 8TH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clacton Rush Green
- Council
- Tendring
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,624 (2024)
CO16 8THClacton-on-Sea
How safe is CO16 8TH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 52.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO16 8TH 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
52.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
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 8THNational
Violence and sexual offences40.723.6
Anti-social behaviour12.010.7
Other theft8.04.5
Burglary7.99.1
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Public order3.94.6
Drugs2.82.4
Possession of weapons2.70.9
Robbery1.11.4
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% 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.