Total Crime Rate
80.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ash Close 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 Ash Close (CO15 2DE) 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 Ash Close (CO15 2DE), the main crime hotspot is near Langham Drive. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bluehouse| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Langham Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sycamore Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maple Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trimley Close | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trimley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trimley Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langham Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Langham Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Langham Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Langham Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chestnut Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mason Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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