Total Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Creekhurst Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Brightlingsea , and the 223rd lowest 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 Creekhurst Close (CO7 0ET) in the last 12 months was 45.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% lower than the Brightlingsea average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Creekhurst Close (CO7 0ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Link Road, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Middleton Mews (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Creekhurst Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill House Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Link Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Link Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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