Crap Towns / Brightlingsea / Crime

How much crime is there in Brightlingsea?

The police recorded 44.6 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Brightlingsea from September 2023 to August 2026, 41% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 24.4. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 43.4, up from 41.7 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	41.7	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	48.5	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	43.4	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	24.4	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	4.7	7.0
Public order	3.7	6.6
Other theft	3.6	5.4
Vehicle crime	2.1	3.8
Drugs	1.3	2.4
Shoplifting	1.3	7.1
Other crime	1.2	2.0
Burglary	1.2	3.1
Possession of weapons	0.6	0.8
Robbery	0.3	0.6
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4
Bicycle theft	less than 0.1	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Jaywick	7.1 km	152
Clacton-on-Sea	8.4 km	115
Colchester	12.2 km	102
Harwich	20.8 km	85.8
Walton-on-the-Naze	16.7 km	76.4
Berechurch	10.1 km	75.3
Tiptree	19.4 km	45.9
Brightlingsea	–	44.6
Wivenhoe	7.1 km	41.5
West Mersea	7.9 km	34.9
Kirby Cross	14.1 km	30.6
The typical town	–	76.2