Total Crime Rate

19.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 19.2 2/10
  • Violent crimes 16.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cottage Grove area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bluehouse , and the 62nd lowest crime rate of 496 local areas in Tendring .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cottage Grove (CO16 8DQ) in the last 12 months was 19.2 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottage Grove (CO16 8DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bocking'S Grove, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Finer Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cottage Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Merstham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bocking'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gilders Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Reed Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Finer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolwich Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daniell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parry Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolwich Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daniell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bocking'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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