with the areas of Maldon and Tendring holding the worst crime solve rate at just over 10 per cent. Essex Police said in a statement that: "Officers and staff, some of which are military veterans ...

The town has a crime rate 24% lower than the Essex average and 35% lower than the national average. This puts it among the top 10 safest small towns in Essex. The Times said that Leigh had a low ...

PC Jed Raven, Essex's heritage and wildlife crime officer, said night-hawking was a big problem in Essex Thefts of historic stone and metal at historic sites in Essex has become a "big problem ...

Julie Taylor said carrying of knives was accepted as a "normal thing" by some people The grandmother of a 19-year-old who was stabbed to death has backed proposals for tougher knife crime laws.

In July 2021, Baltimore County police pulled over Nicole Johnson in Essex. During the traffic stop ... of the community to address the response to crime after a mass shooting and crash in Towson ...

Statistics from the Office for National Statistics show such incidents have risen in every Essex Police district, including Colchester.

Leigh-on-Sea, often referred to simply as Leigh, is a town next to the city of Southend-on-Sea in Essex. It has a population of 22,500.