Postcode · Clacton-on-Sea
Crime in CO16 9PP
How much crime is recorded in CO16 9PP, 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
- 1,824 (2024)
CO16 9PPClacton-on-Sea
How safe is CO16 9PP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CO16 9PP 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
23.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 9PPNational
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft2.64.5
Burglary2.29.1
Public order1.74.6
Shoplifting1.38.4
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.