Total Crime Rate
10.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Crescent area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Frinton , and the 23rd 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 The Crescent (CO13 9AP) in the last 12 months was 10.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Crescent (CO13 9AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Esplanade (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Frinton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harold Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Connaught Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Esplanade | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Esplanade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | B1033 | Under investigation |
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