Total Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 80.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Other theft 21.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Dahlia Close area has the 25th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bluehouse , and the 174th highest crime rate of 496 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 Dahlia Close (CO16 7BU) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% lower than the Bluehouse average (87.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dahlia Close (CO16 7BU), the main crime hotspot is near Gardenia Place. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dahlia Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cloes Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geranium Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingston Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tulip Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gardenia Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aster Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolwich Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cloes Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nien-Oord —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parry Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolwich Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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