Crime Rate in Stour Valley, ward

Stour Valley has the 10th lowest crime rate of 32 wards in Tendring district and the 2035th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 317th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Stour Valley in the last 12 months was 44.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% lower than the Tendring district average (91.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Stour Valley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Stour Valley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Rayhaven. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.