Total Crime Rate

197.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 197.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 120.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 45.0 8/10
  • Public order 22.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Kirby Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Frinton , and the 45th highest crime rate of 496 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 Kirby Road (CO14 8QP) in the last 12 months was 197.5 per 1,000 residents and was 255.0% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 120.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirby Road (CO14 8QP), 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 Kirby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portobello 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 Hamford Crescent —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marina Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaview Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaview Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portobello Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaview Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Warde Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portobello Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartbridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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