Total Crime Rate
59.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bockings Grove area has the 28th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bluehouse , and the 216th highest crime rate of 498 local areas in Tendring .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bockings Grove (CO16 8DP) in the last 12 months was 59.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% lower than the Bluehouse average (83.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bockings Grove (CO16 8DP), the main crime hotspot is near Waterworks Drive. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bluehouse| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Kersey Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kersey Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bocking'S Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cleave Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleave Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Flatford Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Flatford Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Flatford Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Flatford Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kersey Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kersey Drive | Under investigation |
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