The number of complaints received by the Ministry of Defence about noise caused by explosions, demolition and gunfire at Shoeburyness in each year since 1995 is set out as follows:
District 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 20071 Maldon 56 91 23 49 58 48 51 50 19 8 4 4 7 Chelmsford 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Rochford 60 48 45 31 86 48 74 16 2 0 0 0 3 Colchester 12 44 5 20 23 38 22 14 13 3 3 10 0 Tendring 107 206 79 129 222 322 239 154 127 56 110 87 7 Southend 33 109 30 65 52 48 35 25 3 6 2 3 1 Castlepoint 2 1 6 5 10 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 Kent 360 155 91 335 543 333 477 217 48 75 158 112 30 Total 635 656 279 634 995 838 901 476 216 148 277 216 48 1 Year to 4 July 2007.
Figures up to the end of 2005 are based solely on telephone complaints to a dedicated helpline. Those for 2006 and 2007 are from all sources of complaints.