Crime Rate in Brightlingsea, ward

Brightlingsea has the 15th lowest crime rate of 32 wards in Tendring district and the 2764th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 430th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Brightlingsea in the last 12 months was 51.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% lower than the Tendring district average (91.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Brightlingsea’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 234 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -68.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 273 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Brightlingsea ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Thomas Street. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.