Total Crime Rate
127.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
58.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gutteridge Hall Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Little Clacton , and the 98th 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 Gutteridge Hall Lane (CO16 9AS) in the last 12 months was 127.6 per 1,000 residents and was 217.6% higher than the Little Clacton average (40.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 58.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gutteridge Hall Lane (CO16 9AS), the main crime hotspot is near Oakleigh Close. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oakleigh Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakleigh Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakleigh Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Oakleigh Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakleigh Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oakleigh Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Oakleigh Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakleigh Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakleigh Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakleigh Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakleigh Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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