Harwich Town & Dovercourt
Middle areaNorth east Tendring. 6,700 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 41% of people in Harwich Town & Dovercourt live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Harwich Town & Dovercourt
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Harwich Town & Dovercourt at a rate of 141.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.0 per 1,000 people across Tendring.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 456 |
| Other crime | 134 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 114 |
| Shoplifting | 97 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 79 |
| Vehicle crime | 27 |
| Burglary | 17 |
| Drug offences | 16 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Harwich Town & Dovercourt compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Harwich Town & Dovercourt safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Harwich Town & Dovercourt at a rate of 141.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.0 per 1,000 people across Tendring.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 115 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Harwich Town & Dovercourt.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (456), other crime (134) and anti-social behaviour (114).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Tendring
These figures are published for the whole of Tendring, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Tendring and not Harwich Town & Dovercourt alone. See Tendring
Harwich Town & Dovercourt in brief
The median price paid for a home in Harwich Town & Dovercourt was £200,000 in 2025.
Harwich Town & Dovercourt had 6,418 usual residents at the census.
About 41% of people in Harwich Town & Dovercourt live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Harwich Town & Dovercourt, 91.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.