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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in CO15: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

CO15 recorded 656 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 13.65 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 47.0% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 20.6% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring136.86 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment656 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 20.6% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

656
trending_up +13.3% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

136.86per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

1,751

Within CO15 district

Tendring

48,042

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Shopping Area Map
total: 26 Violence and sexual offences: 14 Public order: 4
26
Police Station Map
total: 19 Violence and sexual offences: 10 Criminal damage and arson: 4
19
Turpins Close Map
total: 17 Violence and sexual offences: 13 Other crime: 2
17
Parking Area Map
total: 14 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 3
14
Jubilee Avenue Map
total: 13 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 4
13
Shopping Area Map
total: 12 Shoplifting: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3
12
Shrubland Court Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Criminal damage and arson: 2
10
Pier Avenue Map
total: 10 Robbery: 3 Shoplifting: 3
10
Agate Road Map
total: 9 Criminal damage and arson: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2
9
Empire Mews Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2
9

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
656 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
308
47.0%
Anti-social Behaviour
76
11.6%
Criminal Damage & Arson
53
8.1%
Vehicle Crime
39
5.9%
Public Order
39
5.9%
Other Theft
37
5.6%
Shoplifting
33
5.0%
Drug Offences
19
2.9%
Other Crime
16
2.4%
Burglary
15
2.3%
Robbery
8
1.2%
Weapons Possession
6
0.9%
Theft from Person
4
0.6%
Bicycle Theft
3
0.5%

Crime Analysis: CO15

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in CO15 (47.0%). Anti-social Behaviour (11.6%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (8.1%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in CO15 has risen sharply — by 20.6%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for CO15 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +13.3%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +20.6%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.7%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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