Total Crime Rate

161.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 161.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 18.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

St Johns Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bluehouse , and the 71st 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 St Johns Road (CO16 8DX) in the last 12 months was 161.2 per 1,000 residents and was 83.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (CO16 8DX), 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 St Johns Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cleave Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Flatford Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nayland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lavenham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bocking'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bocking'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterworks Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kersey Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kersey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kersey Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hadleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Holbrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flatford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterworks Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flatford Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleave Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flatford Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Cleave Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cleave Close —
Apr 2026Public order Cleave Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cleave Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleave Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grier Way —
Apr 2026Public order Shelley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flatford Drive —
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Data Sources

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