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Crime in Tendring by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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4,703crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+21%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Bradfield Heathlowest rate11.5 per 1,000 a year
69.3middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Kirby Cross (2%), Frinton-on-Sea (8%) and Walton-on-the-Naze (15%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

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1Little ClactonCO16 · 1,816 residents 215.9▲ 151%violence
2Clacton-on-SeaCO15 · 39,896 residents 182.9▲ 16%violence
3WeeleyCO16 · 1,777 residents 162.1▲ 53%violence
4DovercourtCO12 · 17,819 residents 157.1▲ 34%violence
5HarwichCO12 · 13,377 residents 155.8▲ 42%violence
6ParkestonCO12 · 21,412 residents 138.6▲ 31%violence
7St OsythCO16 · 3,154 residents 126.8▲ 45%violence
8Elmstead MarketCO7 · 1,554 residents 118.4▲ 31%violence
9AlresfordCO7 · 2,464 residents 110.4▲ 58%violence
10Kirby-le-SokenCO13 · 1,525 residents 102.30%violence
11Thorpe-le-SokenCO16 · 2,614 residents 99.5▲ 12%violence
12Walton-on-the-NazeCO14 · 10,603 residents 97.7▲ 15%violence
13BrightlingseaCO7 · 10,387 residents 69.3▲ 41%violence
14Frinton-on-SeaCO13 · 11,645 residents 61.8▲ 8%violence
15Kirby CrossCO13 · 13,126 residents 60.3▲ 2%violence
16ManningtreeCO11 · 10,571 residents 57.9▲ 16%violence
17Great BentleyCO7 · 2,516 residents 42.9▲ 8%violence
18ThorringtonCO7 · 2,051 residents 41–violence
19LawfordCO11 · 4,790 residents 32.6▼ 13%violence
20RamseyCO12 · 4,550 residents 29.9▲ 31%violence
21Little OakleyCO12 · 2,601 residents 29.2▲ 12%violence
22Great BromleyCO7 · 1,541 residents 18.2–violence
23Great HollandCO13 · 1,931 residents 16.6▼ 27%vehicle crime
24BradfieldCO11 · 2,427 residents 13.2–violence
25Bradfield HeathCO11 · 2,427 residents 11.5–violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Tendring have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Bradfield Heath, Bradfield, Great Holland, Great Bromley and Little Oakley.

Which areas of Tendring have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Little Clacton, Clacton-on-Sea, Weeley, Dovercourt and Harwich.

Is crime going up or down in Tendring?

Across Tendring, 4,703 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 21% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.