Total Crime Rate

147.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 147.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.6 9/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Other theft 16.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Frinton , and the 80th highest crime rate of 496 local areas in Tendring .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (CO14 8BQ) in the last 12 months was 147.5 per 1,000 residents and was 165.2% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 98.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CO14 8BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portobello Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Agar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marina Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portobello Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portobello Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southcliff Promenade —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Suffolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pier Approach Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamford Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartbridge Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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