Essex Police
Crime statistics for all 56 neighbourhoods covered by Essex Police. Official UK Police data, updated January 2026.
Crime by Category
Last 24 months — 310,075 total crimes across all 56 neighbourhoods in Essex Police
Violent Crime
124,523
40.2%
Anti-Social Behaviour
29,041
9.4%
Shoplifting
26,144
8.4%
Criminal Damage & Arson
24,776
8%
Vehicle Crime
22,453
7.2%
Public Order
21,656
7%
Other Theft
20,910
6.7%
Drugs
11,909
3.8%
Burglary
11,188
3.6%
Other Crime
7,118
2.3%
Possession of Weapons
3,268
1.1%
Robbery
2,677
0.9%
Bicycle Theft
2,300
0.7%
Theft from Person
2,112
0.7%
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.