Total Crime Rate
82.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hall Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Dovercourt All Saints , and the 164th highest crime rate of 496 local areas in Tendring .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hall Lane (CO12 3TB) in the last 12 months was 82.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 335.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hall Lane (CO12 3TB), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Edmunds Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bruges Close | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Edmunds Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Edmunds Close | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bruges Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bruges Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Edmunds Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Edmunds Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Edmunds Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bruges Close | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bruges Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Bruges Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bruges Close | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bruges Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bruges Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Manor Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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