Essex Police
Crime statistics for all 56 neighbourhoods covered by Essex Police. Official UK Police data, updated March 2026.
Crime by Category
Last 36 months — 463,930 total crimes across all 56 neighbourhoods in Essex Police
Violent Crime
185,178
39.9%
Anti-Social Behaviour
43,381
9.4%
Shoplifting
37,103
8%
Criminal Damage & Arson
36,884
8%
Vehicle Crime
35,073
7.6%
Public Order
33,078
7.1%
Other Theft
32,640
7%
Burglary
17,612
3.8%
Drugs
17,040
3.7%
Other Crime
10,080
2.2%
Possession of Weapons
4,952
1.1%
Robbery
4,098
0.9%
Bicycle Theft
3,696
0.8%
Theft from Person
3,115
0.7%
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.