Essex Police
Crime statistics for all 56 neighbourhoods covered by Essex Police. Official UK Police data, updated May 2026.
Crime by Category
Last 36 months — 449,803 total crimes across all 56 neighbourhoods in Essex Police
Violent Crime
179,483
39.9%
Anti-Social Behaviour
42,666
9.5%
Shoplifting
36,624
8.1%
Criminal Damage & Arson
35,507
7.9%
Vehicle Crime
33,490
7.4%
Public Order
31,839
7.1%
Other Theft
31,248
6.9%
Burglary
16,909
3.8%
Drugs
16,778
3.7%
Other Crime
9,816
2.2%
Possession of Weapons
4,806
1.1%
Robbery
3,975
0.9%
Bicycle Theft
3,647
0.8%
Theft from Person
3,015
0.7%
Browse Neighbourhoods
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Bocking and Braintree
12
Braintree Central
12
Halstead North
43
Witham South
13
Dunmow and Felsted
21
Saffron Walden
27
Clavering and Thaxted
42
Uttlesford South
12
Chelmsford South
13
Chelmsford Town
9
Chelmsford West
17
North Chelmsford
11
South Woodham Ferrers
11
Maldon
15
Purleigh
33
Southminster
19
Colchester Rural North
14
Colchester Rural South
10
Colchester Town East
5
Colchester Town West
11
Brightlingsea and St Osyth
15
Clacton
11
Frinton, Thorpe-le-Soken and Walton
15
Harwich and Manningtree
11
Basildon
11
Billericay
9
Pitsea
13
Wickford
7
Benfleet
10
Canvey
8
Hadleigh
20
Thundersley
8
Hockley and Hullbridge
26
Rayleigh
10
Rochford, Ashingdon and Canewdon
15
Wakering
59
Eastwood and Leigh
7
Southend Central
7
Southend East
10
Westcliff
4
Brentwood North
12
Brentwood South
13
Brentwood Town Centre
4
Hutton and Shenfield
10
Buckhurst Hill and Chigwell
13
Debden and Loughton
11
Epping and Ongar
13
Waltham Abbey
14
Harlow Town Centre
4
Netteswell
5
Old Harlow
10
Staple Tye
6
Aveley and Ockendon
11
Corringham, Orsett and Stanford-le-Hope
11
Chafford Hundred and Grays
10
Chadwell St Mary and Tilbury
14
Crime data sourced from the UK Police Open Data under the Open Government Licence v3.0.