Essex Police
Crime in Brightlingsea and St Osyth
Street-level crime statistics for Brightlingsea and St Osyth based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.
4
/ 100
High Crime
Safety Score
Crime Zone Map
Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.
Very Safe (85+)
Safe (65–84)
Average (45–64)
Below Avg (25–44)
High Crime (0–24)
Crime by Category
Last 12 months — 1,669 total crimes recorded in Brightlingsea and St Osyth
Violent Crime
872
52.2%
↑25%
Anti-Social Behaviour
153
9.2%
↑76%
Criminal Damage & Arson
137
8.2%
↓12%
Other Theft
116
7%
↑9%
Public Order
110
6.6%
Vehicle Crime
87
5.2%
Burglary
49
2.9%
↑7%
Drugs
41
2.5%
↑37%
Shoplifting
30
1.8%
↑88%
Other Crime
29
1.7%
↓49%
Possession of Weapons
27
1.6%
↑93%
Theft from Person
9
0.5%
↑13%
Robbery
5
0.3%
↑25%
Bicycle Theft
4
0.2%
↑300%
Monthly Crime Trend
Month-by-month crime totals for Brightlingsea and St Osyth
95
02/23
103
03/23
117
04/23
121
05/23
116
06/23
133
07/23
151
08/23
113
09/23
112
10/23
86
11/23
100
12/23
102
01/24
113
02/24
103
03/24
102
04/24
120
05/24
128
06/24
143
07/24
148
08/24
147
09/24
142
10/24
120
11/24
71
12/24
87
01/25
75
02/25
119
03/25
142
04/25
137
05/25
135
06/25
196
07/25
192
08/25
135
09/25
170
10/25
148
11/25
99
12/25
121
01/26
Top Crime Hotspots
Highest-crime street locations in Brightlingsea and St Osyth (12 months)
Explore by Month
View detailed crime data for each month in Brightlingsea and St Osyth
January 2026
121 crimes
December 2025
99 crimes
November 2025
148 crimes
October 2025
170 crimes
September 2025
135 crimes
August 2025
192 crimes
July 2025
196 crimes
June 2025
135 crimes
May 2025
137 crimes
April 2025
142 crimes
March 2025
119 crimes
February 2025
75 crimes
January 2025
87 crimes
December 2024
71 crimes
November 2024
120 crimes
October 2024
142 crimes
September 2024
147 crimes
August 2024
148 crimes
July 2024
143 crimes
June 2024
128 crimes
May 2024
120 crimes
April 2024
102 crimes
March 2024
103 crimes
February 2024
113 crimes
January 2024
102 crimes
December 2023
100 crimes
November 2023
86 crimes
October 2023
112 crimes
September 2023
113 crimes
August 2023
151 crimes
July 2023
133 crimes
June 2023
116 crimes
May 2023
121 crimes
April 2023
117 crimes
March 2023
103 crimes
February 2023
95 crimes
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Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026.
Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.