Total Crime Rate
35.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Darcy Close area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Frinton , and the 149th 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 Darcy Close (CO13 0RR) in the last 12 months was 35.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Darcy Close (CO13 0RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Frietuna Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Frinton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roydon Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hopkins Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bloom Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Edenside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Elm Tree Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Elm Tree Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Jubilee Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frietuna Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frietuna Road | Under investigation |
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