Total Crime Rate

51.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 51.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crome Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bluehouse , and the 247th 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 Crome Road (CO16 8YG) in the last 12 months was 51.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% lower than the Bluehouse average (83.2 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crome Road (CO16 8YG), the main crime hotspot is near Middleton Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crome Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanmore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sillett Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Litchfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Litchfield Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westcott Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Westcott Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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