Total Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Sycamore Way area has the 19th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bluehouse , and the 159th highest crime rate of 498 local areas in Tendring .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sycamore Way (CO15 2BH) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% lower than the Bluehouse average (83.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 59.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sycamore Way (CO15 2BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birch Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sycamore Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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