Total Crime Rate

138.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 138.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.6 9/10
  • Public order 23.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chelmer Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Frinton , and the 76th highest crime rate of 498 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 Chelmer Close (CO13 0UH) in the last 12 months was 138.1 per 1,000 residents and was 129.9% higher than the Frinton average (60.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 87.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chelmer Close (CO13 0UH), the main crime hotspot is near Beverley Drive. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chelmer Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beverley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Charlotte Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grassfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cortoncroft Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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