Crime Rate in Kirby-le-Soken & Hamford, ward

Kirby-le-Soken & Hamford has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 32 wards in Tendring district and the 1002nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 147th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Kirby-le-Soken & Hamford in the last 12 months was 33.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% lower than the Tendring district average (91.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Kirby-le-Soken & Hamford’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 91 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Kirby-le-Soken & Hamford ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Malting Lane. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.