Total Crime Rate
25.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gouldings Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Frinton , and the 96th lowest crime rate of 496 local areas in Tendring .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gouldings Avenue (CO14 8QL) in the last 12 months was 25.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gouldings Avenue (CO14 8QL), 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.
View Crime In Homelands| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Honeypot Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Grove Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B1034 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | B1034 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Warde Chase | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cartbridge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Honeypot Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dairy Meadow Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Honeypot Way | — |
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