Published anti-social behaviour rates, Essex (Essex Police area)

Postcode districts and sectors ranked by published anti-social behaviour records per 1,000 Census 2021 residents, September 2025 to August 2026. Counts sit beside every rate.

These are published crime rates, not safety ratings. Expect city centres, stations and big shopping areas near the top: many people visit, few live there, and a residents-only rate counts the visitors' records against the residents alone. Published locations are approximate; they are snapped to anonymous map points before release, and each record is assigned to its nearest postcode, so records near a boundary can fall in the next area. Areas with fewer than 5,000 residents, and areas inside a force publication gap, are not ranked. Rates cover England and Wales only. How rankings are built.

Highest published rates

Rank of 65	District	Per 1,000 residents	Records
1	SS1 28,248 residents	32.6	922
2	SS12 18,797 residents	23.7	446
3	CO1 18,053 residents	23.7	427
4	SS14 29,040 residents	23.0	667
5	CM22 16,149 residents	21.2	343
6	RM18 19,776 residents	19.3	382
7	CM24 8,727 residents	19.3	168
8	SS13 22,671 residents	18.2	413
9	RM20 7,585 residents	17.7	134
10	CO15 45,007 residents	16.9	760
11	CM20 25,901 residents	16.6	431
12	RM16 43,889 residents	16.5	723
13	SS8 38,342 residents	15.8	606
14	SS2 39,093 residents	15.7	614
15	EN9 25,323 residents	13.4	339
16	CM14 21,406 residents	13.2	283
17	CO16 26,571 residents	13.0	346
18	CO14 7,181 residents	12.8	92
19	CO2 40,915 residents	12.7	521
20	CM18 25,990 residents	12.4	322

Lowest published rates

Rank of 65	District	Per 1,000 residents	Records
65	CO6 29,030 residents	2.8	82
64	RM19 7,362 residents	3.0	22
63	CB11 19,047 residents	3.2	61
62	IG9 13,265 residents	4.1	55
61	CM11 19,068 residents	4.3	82
60	CO11 13,961 residents	4.5	63
59	CO5 29,507 residents	4.6	137
58	CO9 27,824 residents	4.7	130
57	CO7 34,983 residents	4.8	167
56	CM77 15,894 residents	4.8	77
55	CM13 25,344 residents	4.9	125
54	SS7 50,559 residents	5.0	254
53	SS9 50,641 residents	5.4	271
52	CM12 20,655 residents	5.4	112
51	CM3 56,181 residents	5.5	310
50	SS5 22,287 residents	5.7	128
49	CM9 35,370 residents	6.1	216
48	CM6 29,985 residents	6.2	186
47	CO13 12,843 residents	6.2	80
46	SS4 22,002 residents	6.5	143

Postcode sectors: highest published rates

Rank of 177	Sector	Per 1,000 residents	Records
1	SS14 3 5,963 residents	54.8	327
2	CO1 1 5,685 residents	46.1	262
3	CM1 1 6,267 residents	44.0	276
4	SS1 2 15,480 residents	39.1	606
5	RM18 7 5,806 residents	36.2	210
6	CO15 1 7,204 residents	34.6	249
7	CM22 6 9,364 residents	31.9	299
8	SS12 9 11,450 residents	30.0	344
9	SS8 0 7,464 residents	26.7	199
10	SS2 5 9,256 residents	24.8	230
11	CM20 2 5,983 residents	24.6	147
12	SS13 3 7,790 residents	23.2	181
13	EN9 1 8,671 residents	22.5	195
14	SS0 7 10,102 residents	21.1	213
15	SS13 1 9,192 residents	19.9	183
16	RM16 4 10,856 residents	19.4	211
17	CM20 1 8,190 residents	19.3	158
18	SS8 7 8,581 residents	19.2	165
19	CO12 3 7,645 residents	18.6	142
20	CM14 4 12,236 residents	18.6	227

Postcode sectors: lowest published rates

Rank of 177	Sector	Per 1,000 residents	Records
177	SS5 5 5,738 residents	1.4	8
176	CO6 2 6,571 residents	1.7	11
175	CB11 4 8,800 residents	2.0	18
174	CO6 4 6,011 residents	2.2	13
173	CM9 8 9,519 residents	2.2	21
172	IG9 5 7,675 residents	2.3	18
171	CM3 6 10,015 residents	2.5	25
170	CO11 2 8,355 residents	2.6	22
169	SS17 8 8,975 residents	2.9	26
168	CO4 9 9,264 residents	2.9	27
167	SS4 3 8,439 residents	3.0	25
166	CO9 3 6,409 residents	3.0	19
165	RM19 1 7,362 residents	3.0	22
164	CO7 9 7,595 residents	3.0	23
163	SS15 4 5,230 residents	3.1	16
162	CO6 1 9,778 residents	3.1	30
161	SS7 3 10,794 residents	3.1	34
160	CO5 9 6,567 residents	3.2	21
159	CM3 4 9,368 residents	3.3	31
158	CO4 0 7,554 residents	3.3	25

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