Total Crime Rate

175.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

129.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 175.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 129.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.9 10/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • 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

Bromley Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bluehouse , and the 63rd 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 Bromley Close (CO16 7HZ) in the last 12 months was 175.3 per 1,000 residents and was 99.5% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 129.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bromley Close (CO16 7HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Pathfields Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bromley Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geranium Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Branston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Pathfields Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pathfields Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pathfields Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pathfields Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs Branston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Branston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Branston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hanwell Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Branston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hanwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Elthorne Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Finer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Reed Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gilders Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoxton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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