Total Crime Rate

210.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 210.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 40.0 8/10
  • Public order 25.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Arthur Ransome Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Frinton , and the 44th 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 Arthur Ransome Way (CO14 8FT) in the last 12 months was 210.0 per 1,000 residents and was 249.7% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 137.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 103.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 298.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arthur Ransome Way (CO14 8FT), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Arthur Ransome Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Ransome Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Ransome Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Ransome Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Ransome Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honeypot Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Honeypot Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hedge End Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warde Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warde Chase Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warde Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Stokes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dairy Meadow Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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