Photo: Roger W Haworth · CC BY-SA 2.0Weeley Heath has no Safety Grade
Crimes police recorded inside Weeley Heath’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 are shown here, without a Safety Grade. The town falls under the 1,000-resident floor for a Safety Grade, where a few incidents would move its rate a long way. Out of every 1,000 residents, 64.2 violent and sexual offences and 19.3 incidents of burglary, vehicle crime and damage are reported annually. Violence recorded locally climbed 19% in a year.
Crimes and reports per 1,000 residents (Census 2021) a year, September 2023 to August 2026.
What stands out about safety in Weeley Heath
Violent crime rose over the year
In the 12 months to August 2026 police recorded 19% more violent crime per resident in Weeley Heath than in the year before; across UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people violent crime held steady. Trend ↓
Written from the police.uk and government data on this page. Figures are crimes police recorded, not convictions.
What police recorded in the last 12 months
Against the typical town its size, Weeley Heath runs highest on other theft (13.7 per 1,000 against 2.5), violence & sexual offences (85.2 per 1,000 against 16.6) and public order (11.6 per 1,000 against 2.4).
Show as a table
| Category | In the grade | Reports | Per 1,000 | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | Violent | 81 | 85.2 | 16.6 |
| Other theft | not graded | 13 | 13.7 | 2.5 |
| Public order | not graded | 11 | 11.6 | 2.4 |
| Criminal damage & arson | Home & vehicle | 10 | 10.5 | 3.2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | not graded | 8 | 8.4 | 5.3 |
| Other crime | not graded | 6 | 6.3 | 1.1 |
| Burglary | Home & vehicle | 5 | 5.3 | 1.6 |
| Vehicle crime | Home & vehicle | 5 | 5.3 | 1.5 |
| Robbery | Violent | 2 | 2.1 | 0 |
| Drugs | not graded | 1 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| Shoplifting | not graded | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bicycle theft | not graded | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Possession of weapons | Violent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Theft from the person | not graded | 0 | 0 | 0 |
“Violent” is police.uk’s violence and sexual offences (which includes harassment, stalking and assault without injury), robbery and possession of weapons. Anti-social behaviour isn’t a crime category; shoplifting and other theft happen mostly in shops and town centres rather than to residents, so neither counts in the grade.
September 2025 to August 2026, per 1,000 residents. The tick on each bar is the typical (median) town among UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people.
How crime in Weeley Heath has moved
“Towns its size” pools all UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people that police.uk covers each month (Greater Manchester has no data).
Rolling twelve-month rate, per 1,000 residents a year (longer windows for smaller places, where a few crimes swing a month). In the 12 months to August 2026 against the 12 before: violent +19% (towns its size +3%), homes and vehicles -26% (towns its size +0%).
Crime in Weeley Heath per 1,000 residents
A crime isn’t a victim: one person can report several, and crimes in a town centre often involve visitors rather than residents.
And about 21 burglaries, vehicle crimes or acts of criminal damage, plus 14 shoplifting and theft reports, in the 12 months to August 2026. Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot is one recorded crime.
Crime in the places around Weeley Heath
| Town | People | Violent | Homes & vehicles | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeley Heath | 951 | 64.2 | 19.3 | — |
| Weeley | 1,285 | 25.9 | 13 | C+ |
| Little Clacton | 2,458 | 21 | 6.5 | B |
| Thorpe-le-Soken | 1,590 | 32.3 | 10.1 | C |
| Great Bentley | 1,746 | 26.2 | 10.9 | C+ |
| Clacton-on-Sea | 53,190 | 61.2 | 19.6 | D− |
| Thorrington | 1,427 | 10.5 | 3 | A+ |
| St Osyth | 2,249 | 34.4 | 11.9 | C |
Weeley Heath records more graded crime per resident than every neighbour in the table. Weeley, 0.8 miles away, records 25.9 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year (3-year average), against Weeley Heath’s 64.2.
Per 1,000 residents a year, the same three years. Tap a town for its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Where crimes happen, not where victims live. police.uk places each crime at a point near where it happened. Town centres with shops, stations, a hospital and nightlife record more crime per resident, and residents of nearby villages who come in to shop or go out are part of that count.
- Bigger towns record more per resident. Across UK towns, recorded crime per resident rises steeply with size, more than in the U.S., so a city’s grade sits low against the whole UK. The “towns its size” figures show where Weeley Heath sits among towns like it; they are context and don’t change the grade.
- Points are approximate. police.uk moves each point to the nearest of a set of anonymous map points, so crimes near the edge of the built-up area can fall either side of it.
Questions about safety in Weeley Heath
Is Weeley Heath safe?
Police recorded 64.2 violent and sexual offences and 19.3 burglaries, vehicle crimes and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year over the three years to August 2026 (police.uk, inside Weeley Heath’s built-up area).
Is crime going up in Weeley Heath?
In the 12 months to August 2026, against the 12 months before, violent crime rose 19%, burglary, vehicle crime and damage fell 26%, shoplifting and theft rose 63% and anti-social behaviour rose 167%. Across UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, violent crime held steady.
What is the most common crime in Weeley Heath?
Violence & sexual offences: 81 in the 12 months to August 2026, which in police.uk includes harassment, stalking and assault without injury. Next came other theft (13) and public order (11), with 8 reports of anti-social behaviour.
How does Weeley Heath compare with Clacton-on-Sea?
Clacton-on-Sea records 61.2 violent and sexual offences and 19.6 crimes against homes and vehicles per 1,000 residents a year, against Weeley Heath’s 64.2 and 19.3, over the same three years.
Sources: data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025, crime domain by LSOA (residents from ONS Census 2021) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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