Total Crime Rate

59.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 31.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Woodrows Lane 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 Woodrows Lane (CO16 8DR) 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 Woodrows Lane (CO16 8DR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Woodrows Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kersey Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kersey Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bocking'S Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Flatford Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Flatford Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kersey Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kersey Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flatford Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flatford Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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