Total Crime Rate

92.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Esplanade area has the 13th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Frinton , and the 139th highest crime rate of 498 local areas in Tendring .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Esplanade (CO13 9DW) in the last 12 months was 92.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Esplanade (CO13 9DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harold Way, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harold Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Esplanade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Connaught Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Esplanade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harold Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harold Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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