Total Crime Rate

55.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 55.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Finer Close area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bluehouse , and the 237th highest crime rate of 496 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 Finer Close (CO16 8UD) in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finer Close (CO16 8UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Finer Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Witting Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Finer Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parry Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daniell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hanwell Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Elthorne Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoxton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Blake Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Love Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Hanwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daniell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Reed Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Finer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geranium Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolwich Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolwich Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gilders Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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