Total Crime Rate

109.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 109.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 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
  • 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

Aldeburgh Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bluehouse , and the 123rd 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 Aldeburgh Close (CO16 8BA) in the last 12 months was 109.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aldeburgh Close (CO16 8BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waterworks Drive, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nayland Drive (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Aldeburgh Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wordsworth Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kersey Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mendlesham Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lavenham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mendlesham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nayland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cloes Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cloes Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterworks Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterworks Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mendlesham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kersey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flatford Drive
Apr 2026Public order Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kersey Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flatford Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flatford Drive
Apr 2026Burglary Flatford Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shelley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flatford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Holbrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hadleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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