Crime Rate in West Clacton & Jaywick Sands, ward

West Clacton & Jaywick Sands has the 5th highest crime rate of 32 wards in Tendring district and the 981st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 75th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in West Clacton & Jaywick Sands in the last 12 months was 127.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.3% higher than the Tendring district average (91.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, West Clacton & Jaywick Sands’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 433 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 506 (≈ 81.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the West Clacton & Jaywick Sands ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Belsize Avenue. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.