Total Crime
159,521
Latest 12 months
Insights / Crime / Essex Police
Essex Police Crime Drilldown
How crime is changing and what is driving it in Essex Police.
Latest month: March 2026
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YoY Change
+2.8%
155,200 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
-2.0%
38,063 vs 38,825
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is up 2.8% in this area.
Driven by
•
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 7.4%
•
Drugs ↑ 21.1%
•
Anti-social behaviour ↑ 7.9%
Offset by
•
Vehicle crime ↓ 14.3%
•
Burglary ↓ 9.4%
•
Other theft ↓ 4.6%
Crime Breakdown
Share of total crime (%)
Monthly Trend
Essex Police monthly crime
Monthly crime compared to the same period last year
Crime Breakdown
Latest 12 months by type
| Crime type | Total 12m | YoY change | Share % | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Drugs
|
6,818 |
+21.1%
vs +12.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Possession of weapons
|
1,757 |
+12.6%
vs +6.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Robbery
|
1,439 |
+11.7%
vs +9.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
15,221 |
+7.9%
vs -0.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 41.0%
|
65,361 |
+7.4%
vs +1.1% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Shoplifting
|
14,072 |
+4.4%
vs -4.9% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Bicycle theft
|
1,191 |
+1.3%
vs -10.4% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
12,565 |
+1.0%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Public order
|
10,825 |
-1.7%
vs -4.3% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
10,351 |
-4.6%
vs -6.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
5,356 |
-9.4%
vs -9.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other crime
|
3,357 |
-11.3%
vs -3.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Vehicle crime
|
10,227 |
-14.3%
vs -11.7% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Theft from the person
|
981 |
-14.8%
vs -20.1% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |