Total Crime Rate
85.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Southcliff Parade area has the 14th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Frinton , and the 158th highest crime rate of 496 local areas in Tendring .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Southcliff Parade (CO14 8EJ) in the last 12 months was 85.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.8% higher than the Frinton average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Southcliff Parade (CO14 8EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Portobello Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Walton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodberry Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pier Approach | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portobello Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portobello Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Portobello Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Agar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seaview Heights | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seaview Heights | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seaview Heights | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cartbridge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Southcliff Promenade | — |
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