Overview of Tendring crime rate
The most frequently reported crimes in Tendring include violence and sexual offences, accounting for 46.3% of the total, followed by criminal damage and arson at 9.0%, and anti-social behavior at 8.6%. On the other end of the spectrum, bicycle theft, robbery, and theft from the person are the least common, each contributing less than 1% to the overall crime statistics.
Diving deeper into Tendring’s geographical divisions, it comprises 32 wards, among which Pier, St James (Tendring), and Harwich & Kingsway emerge as areas with the highest crime rates. Conversely, Kirby-le-Soken & Hamford, Kirby Cross, and The Oakleys & Wix represent the wards with the lowest crime figures.
Analyzing the crime rates by postcode districts within Tendring reveals that CO1, CO15, and CO4 are the areas most affected by crime. In contrast, the CO13, CO7, and CO11 districts enjoy the status of being the safest, offering residents and visitors alike a greater sense of security.
Tendring crime incidents by crime type
- Violence and sexual offences – 6349 (46.3)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 1228 (9.0)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 1172 (8.6)%
- Public order – 1153 (8.4)%
- Other theft – 976 (7.1)%
- Shoplifting – 665 (4.9)%
- Vehicle crime – 622 (4.5)%
- Burglary – 479 (3.5)%
- Drugs – 390 (2.8)%
- Other crime – 312 (2.3)%
- Possession of weapons – 137 (1.0)%
- Bicycle theft – 87 (0.6)%
- Robbery – 79 (0.6)%
- Theft from the person – 58 (0.4)%
How does Tendring compare against nearby areas ?
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
Heat map for all nearby areas Tendring is compared against
Crime rates in Tendring wards
There are 32 wards within Tendring. Pier, St James (Tendring), Harwich & Kingsway has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
List of all 32 wards from high crime rate to low.
- Pier (381.5)
- St James (Tendring) (245.7)
- Harwich & Kingsway (179.8)
- West Clacton & Jaywick Sands (167.7)
- Dovercourt Vines & Parkeston (128.3)
- St Paul’s (Tendring) (125.8)
- Walton (Tendring) (121.2)
- Burrsville (114.5)
- Bluehouse (110.3)
- St John’s (Tendring) (107.0)
- Coppins (99.9)
- St Osyth (98.6)
- Dovercourt Bay (98.2)
- Dovercourt All Saints (90.7)
- Dovercourt Tollgate (82.1)
- Ardleigh & Little Bromley (74.3)
- Eastcliff (Tendring) (74.1)
- Thorpe, Beaumont & Great Holland (62.1)
- Homelands (59.6)
- Frinton (58.4)
- Weeley & Tendring (55.0)
- The Bentleys & Frating (53.3)
- Cann Hall (Tendring) (52.9)
- Little Clacton (51.6)
- Lawford, Manningtree & Mistley (49.4)
- St Bartholomew’s (Tendring) (46.2)
- Brightlingsea (45.8)
- Alresford & Elmstead (42.5)
- Stour Valley (39.2)
- Kirby-le-Soken & Hamford (36.9)
- Kirby Cross (36.2)
- The Oakleys & Wix (25.6)
Analyze trends and crime types for Tendring wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under Tendring
There are 9 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Tendring. Highest crime rates in CO1, CO15, CO4 .
- CO1 – 242.6
- CO15 – 141.2
- CO4 – 100.2
- CO12 – 100.0
- CO14 – 89.7
- CO16 – 83.0
- CO13 – 46.3
- CO7 – 46.1
- CO11 – 42.3
Postcode districts in Tendring
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