Essex crime stats
April 2024

The overall crime rate in Essex county is 105.4 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 67.1k crimes were violent crimes which is 39.6% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 118% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 23.0% over the last twelve months.The category of "vehicle crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Vehicle crime" rate is at 142% of national crime rate which puts Essex on 5. position out of 52 England's and Wales' counties in this crime category. "Vehicle crime" makes up 8.4% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "vehicle crime" is 14.2k cases and has increased by 5.5% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2023 - February 2024.

Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Ranking (52 counties)	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
Violent crime →	39.6%	13. highest	118%	67.1k	-10.7%
Antisocial behaviour crime →	9.0%	9. lowest	60%	15.2k	-34.2%
Vehicle crime →	8.4%	5. highest	142%	14.2k	5.5%
Criminal damage and arson crime →	8.0%	20. highest	105%	13.5k	-8.4%
Other theft crime →	7.7%	9. highest	102%	13.1k	0.6%
Public order crime →	7.7%	24. highest	104%	13.0k	-22.8%
Shoplifting crime →	6.7%	26. highest	99%	11.4k	23.0%
Burglary crime →	4.2%	14. highest	104%	7.1k	6.1%
Drugs crime →	3.1%	8. highest	121%	5.3k	1.6%
Other crime →	1.9%	19. highest	112%	3.3k	-6.1%
Possession of weapons crime →	1.1%	10. highest	122%	1.8k	9.8%
Bicycle theft crime →	1.0%	21. highest	91%	1.6k	-8.0%
Robbery crime →	0.9%	8. highest	79%	1.6k	5.4%
Theft from the person crime →	0.7%	18. highest	38%	1.2k	-5.2%
Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Crime rate ranking	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
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