Total Crime Rate

188.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

166.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 188.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 166.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 156.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Crabtree area has the 5th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Frinton , and the 50th highest crime rate of 496 local areas in Tendring .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crabtree (CO13 0HF) in the last 12 months was 188.9 per 1,000 residents and was 239.6% higher 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 166.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crabtree (CO13 0HF), the main crime hotspot is near Malting Lane. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crabtree area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Malting Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malting Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malting Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malting Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malting Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malting Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Malting Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Malting Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malting Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malting Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malting Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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