Postcode · Clacton-on-Sea
Crime in CO16 9BE
How much crime is recorded in CO16 9BE, 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
- 1,748 (2024)
How safe is CO16 9BE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO16 9BE area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 9BENational
Violence and sexual offences21.623.6
Other theft3.74.5
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Public order1.64.6
Burglary1.69.1
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Drugs0.12.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Robbery0.01.4
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.