Essex Police
Crime statistics for all 56 neighbourhoods covered by Essex Police. Official UK Police data, updated January 2026.
Crime by Category
Last 36 months — 478,354 total crimes across all 56 neighbourhoods in Essex Police
Violent Crime
191,197
40%
Anti-Social Behaviour
43,996
9.2%
Criminal Damage & Arson
38,183
8%
Shoplifting
37,428
7.8%
Vehicle Crime
36,684
7.7%
Public Order
34,612
7.2%
Other Theft
33,889
7.1%
Burglary
18,515
3.9%
Drugs
17,204
3.6%
Other Crime
10,416
2.2%
Possession of Weapons
5,078
1.1%
Robbery
4,188
0.9%
Bicycle Theft
3,750
0.8%
Theft from Person
3,214
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.