Total Crime Rate

38.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 38.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 11.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Heather Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Burrsville , and the 165th lowest crime rate of 496 local areas in Tendring .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heather Close (CO15 4NA) in the last 12 months was 38.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% lower than the Burrsville average (107.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heather Close (CO15 4NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brunel Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wilson Court (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heather Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Brunel Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brunel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brunel Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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