Total Crime Rate
574.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rex Mews area has the highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Frinton , and the 8th 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 Rex Mews (CO13 9FH) in the last 12 months was 574.6 per 1,000 residents and was 856.8% higher than the Frinton average (60.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 119 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 138.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rex Mews (CO13 9FH), 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.
View Crime In Frinton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harold Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Connaught Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Second Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harold Way | — |
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