Total Crime Rate

36.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 36.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 11.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Boley Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Coppins , and the 153rd 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 Boley Drive (CO15 6LE) in the last 12 months was 36.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% lower than the Coppins average (115.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boley Drive (CO15 6LE), the main crime hotspot is near Clayhall Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Boley Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramsden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valleybridge Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayhall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clayhall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Valleybridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Greenacres Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Valleybridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramsden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramsden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Archery Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clay Hall Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boley Drive

Data Sources

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