Total Crime Rate

93.3 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 93.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

St Johns Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bluehouse , and the 137th 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 St Johns Road (CO16 8BS) in the last 12 months was 93.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (CO16 8BS), the main crime hotspot is near Melinda Lane. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Road area

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Data Sources

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