Total Crime Rate

94.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 94.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southgreen Gardens area has the 15th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bluehouse , and the 135th 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 Southgreen Gardens (CO16 7DS) in the last 12 months was 94.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southgreen Gardens (CO16 7DS), the main crime hotspot is near Boxted Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southgreen Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dahlia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stambridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Gardenia Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Azalea Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Camellia Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Aster Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camellia Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marigold Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crocus Close —
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Data Sources

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