Total Crime Rate

298.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

185.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 298.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 185.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 145.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.2 9/10
  • Public order 32.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.5 10/10
  • Other theft 28.5 10/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bruges Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Dovercourt All Saints , and the 20th highest crime rate of 496 local areas in Tendring .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bruges Close (CO12 3SN) in the last 12 months was 298.9 per 1,000 residents and was 201.9% higher than the Dovercourt All Saints average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 185.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bruges Close (CO12 3SN), the main crime hotspot is near Bruges Close. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bruges Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bruges Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Edmunds Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Edmunds Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Edmunds Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Edmunds Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Edmunds Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Edmunds Close —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bruges Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bruges Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruges Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruges Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruges Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruges Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruges Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Bruges Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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