Total Crime Rate

281.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 281.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.9 10/10
  • Public order 35.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.5 9/10
  • Other theft 24.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Edmunds Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Dovercourt All Saints , and the 24th highest crime rate of 498 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 St Edmunds Close (CO12 3SW) in the last 12 months was 281.1 per 1,000 residents and was 179.9% higher than the Dovercourt All Saints average (100.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 163.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 176.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Edmunds Close (CO12 3SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Edmunds Close, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hall Lane (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Edmunds Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bruges Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmunds Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Denis Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruges Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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