Total Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 25.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 18.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Little Meers Gardens area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Frinton , and the 97th lowest crime rate of 496 local areas in Tendring .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Little Meers Gardens (CO13 0FG) in the last 12 months was 25.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% lower than the Frinton average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Little Meers Gardens (CO13 0FG), the main crime hotspot is near Beachcroft Avenue. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Little Meers Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Reynards Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beachcroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beachcroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beachcroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckfast Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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