Essex Police
Crime statistics for all 56 neighbourhoods covered by Essex Police. Official UK Police data, updated March 2026.
Crime by Category
Last 12 months — 145,277 total crimes across all 56 neighbourhoods in Essex Police
Violent Crime
59,844
41.2%
Anti-Social Behaviour
13,937
9.6%
Shoplifting
12,614
8.7%
Criminal Damage & Arson
11,465
7.9%
Public Order
9,900
6.8%
Other Theft
9,253
6.4%
Vehicle Crime
9,205
6.3%
Drugs
6,227
4.3%
Burglary
4,784
3.3%
Other Crime
3,049
2.1%
Possession of Weapons
1,621
1.1%
Robbery
1,350
0.9%
Bicycle Theft
1,126
0.8%
Theft from Person
902
0.6%
Browse Neighbourhoods
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Bocking and Braintree
12
Braintree Central
7
Halstead North
33
Witham South
11
Dunmow and Felsted
8
Saffron Walden
11
Clavering and Thaxted
35
Uttlesford South
13
Chelmsford South
18
Chelmsford Town
9
Chelmsford West
11
North Chelmsford
10
South Woodham Ferrers
20
Maldon
8
Purleigh
40
Southminster
6
Colchester Rural North
8
Colchester Rural South
8
Colchester Town East
5
Colchester Town West
9
Brightlingsea and St Osyth
4
Clacton
10
Frinton, Thorpe-le-Soken and Walton
11
Harwich and Manningtree
10
Basildon
10
Billericay
6
Pitsea
9
Wickford
7
Benfleet
8
Canvey
8
Hadleigh
23
Thundersley
8
Hockley and Hullbridge
14
Rayleigh
8
Rochford, Ashingdon and Canewdon
15
Wakering
49
Eastwood and Leigh
9
Southend Central
7
Southend East
7
Westcliff
4
Brentwood North
12
Brentwood South
9
Brentwood Town Centre
3
Hutton and Shenfield
9
Buckhurst Hill and Chigwell
9
Debden and Loughton
10
Epping and Ongar
10
Waltham Abbey
11
Harlow Town Centre
5
Netteswell
7
Old Harlow
8
Staple Tye
8
Aveley and Ockendon
8
Corringham, Orsett and Stanford-le-Hope
11
Chafford Hundred and Grays
9
Chadwell St Mary and Tilbury
9
Crime data sourced from the UK Police Open Data under the Open Government Licence v3.0.