Essex Police
Crime statistics for all 56 neighbourhoods covered by Essex Police. Official UK Police data, updated January 2026.
Crime by Category
Last 12 months — 156,052 total crimes across all 56 neighbourhoods in Essex Police
Violent Crime
64,232
41.2%
Anti-Social Behaviour
14,684
9.4%
Shoplifting
13,458
8.6%
Criminal Damage & Arson
12,530
8%
Public Order
10,655
6.8%
Vehicle Crime
10,212
6.5%
Other Theft
10,003
6.4%
Drugs
6,474
4.1%
Burglary
5,201
3.3%
Other Crime
3,414
2.2%
Possession of Weapons
1,696
1.1%
Robbery
1,364
0.9%
Bicycle Theft
1,135
0.7%
Theft from Person
994
0.6%
Browse Neighbourhoods
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Bocking and Braintree
10
Braintree Central
7
Halstead North
16
Witham South
9
Dunmow and Felsted
8
Saffron Walden
5
Clavering and Thaxted
20
Uttlesford South
8
Chelmsford South
9
Chelmsford Town
9
Chelmsford West
10
North Chelmsford
8
South Woodham Ferrers
30
Maldon
9
Purleigh
47
Southminster
7
Colchester Rural North
7
Colchester Rural South
8
Colchester Town East
5
Colchester Town West
7
Brightlingsea and St Osyth
4
Clacton
9
Frinton, Thorpe-le-Soken and Walton
5
Harwich and Manningtree
7
Basildon
9
Billericay
5
Pitsea
6
Wickford
7
Benfleet
8
Canvey
6
Hadleigh
24
Thundersley
10
Hockley and Hullbridge
8
Rayleigh
9
Rochford, Ashingdon and Canewdon
10
Wakering
37
Eastwood and Leigh
10
Southend Central
7
Southend East
5
Westcliff
5
Brentwood North
9
Brentwood South
6
Brentwood Town Centre
6
Hutton and Shenfield
5
Buckhurst Hill and Chigwell
9
Debden and Loughton
11
Epping and Ongar
8
Waltham Abbey
10
Harlow Town Centre
7
Netteswell
9
Old Harlow
8
Staple Tye
9
Aveley and Ockendon
8
Corringham, Orsett and Stanford-le-Hope
10
Chafford Hundred and Grays
8
Chadwell St Mary and Tilbury
7
Crime data sourced from the UK Police Open Data under the Open Government Licence v3.0.