Essex Police
Crime statistics for all 56 neighbourhoods covered by Essex Police. Official UK Police data, updated July 2026.
Crime by Category
Last 12 months — 121,816 total crimes across all 56 neighbourhoods in Essex Police
Violent Crime
49,742
40.8%
Anti-Social Behaviour
12,534
10.3%
Shoplifting
10,760
8.8%
Criminal Damage & Arson
9,253
7.6%
Public Order
8,094
6.6%
Other Theft
7,739
6.4%
Vehicle Crime
7,429
6.1%
Drugs
5,362
4.4%
Burglary
3,955
3.2%
Other Crime
2,445
2%
Possession of Weapons
1,425
1.2%
Robbery
1,235
1%
Bicycle Theft
1,046
0.9%
Theft from Person
797
0.7%
Browse Neighbourhoods
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Bocking and Braintree
13
Braintree Central
13
Halstead North
51
Witham South
12
Dunmow and Felsted
41
Saffron Walden
32
Clavering and Thaxted
53
Uttlesford South
15
Chelmsford South
10
Chelmsford Town
9
Chelmsford West
38
North Chelmsford
18
South Woodham Ferrers
8
Maldon
10
Purleigh
24
Southminster
28
Colchester Rural North
11
Colchester Rural South
10
Colchester Town East
6
Colchester Town West
13
Brightlingsea and St Osyth
13
Clacton
12
Frinton, Thorpe-le-Soken and Walton
12
Harwich and Manningtree
11
Basildon
13
Billericay
13
Pitsea
14
Wickford
8
Benfleet
11
Canvey
11
Hadleigh
18
Thundersley
8
Hockley and Hullbridge
37
Rayleigh
13
Rochford, Ashingdon and Canewdon
17
Wakering
69
Eastwood and Leigh
7
Southend Central
7
Southend East
13
Westcliff
5
Brentwood North
12
Brentwood South
16
Brentwood Town Centre
3
Hutton and Shenfield
11
Buckhurst Hill and Chigwell
14
Debden and Loughton
13
Epping and Ongar
14
Waltham Abbey
13
Harlow Town Centre
3
Netteswell
3
Old Harlow
9
Staple Tye
3
Aveley and Ockendon
13
Corringham, Orsett and Stanford-le-Hope
12
Chafford Hundred and Grays
12
Chadwell St Mary and Tilbury
12
Crime data sourced from the UK Police Open Data under the Open Government Licence v3.0.