Eastwood and Leigh vs Harwich and Manningtree

Eastwood and Leigh has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,426 crimes in the last 12 months. Harwich and Manningtree has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) with 2,541 crimes. Harwich and Manningtree scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Eastwood and Leigh shows a year-on-year crime trend of -3.8% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Harwich and Manningtree shows -14.9% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Eastwood and Leigh, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,074 incidents). In Harwich and Manningtree, it is Violent Crime (1,218 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Eastwood and Leigh recorded 229 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Harwich and Manningtree recorded 225. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Eastwood and Leigh totalled 1,074 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,218 in Harwich and Manningtree. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Eastwood and Leigh recorded 2,522 crimes (now 2,426, a change of -3.8%). Harwich and Manningtree recorded 2,985 crimes previously (now 2,541, -14.9%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Eastwood and Leigh has a resolution rate of 34.5% and Harwich and Manningtree has 22.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Eastwood and Leigh falls within the Essex Police boundary. Harwich and Manningtree is covered by Essex Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Eastwood and Leigh and Harwich and Manningtree. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.