Total Crime Rate

108.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 108.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Middleton Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bluehouse , and the 114th highest crime rate of 498 local areas in Tendring .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middleton Close (CO16 8YT) in the last 12 months was 108.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 73.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 127.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middleton Close (CO16 8YT), 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 Middleton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sillett Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westcott Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Westcott Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotman Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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