Total Crime Rate

230.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 230.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Public order 24.4 10/10
  • Drugs 13.9 9/10
  • Other crime 13.9 10/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Porter Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bluehouse , and the 36th highest crime rate of 498 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 Porter Way (CO16 7AR) in the last 12 months was 230.0 per 1,000 residents and was 176.3% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 135.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porter Way (CO16 7AR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Porter Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Langham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Polstead Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Ives Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Polstead Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tanner Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trimley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trimley Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nayland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nayland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nayland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nayland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mason Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Burstall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Gardenia Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Burstall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trimley Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Langham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Burstall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Writtle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mendlesham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mendlesham Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burstall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burstall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyler Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burstall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Burstall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Langham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Langham Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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