Total Crime Rate
197.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
120.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kirby 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 8QZ) 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 8QZ), 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 | B1034 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cartbridge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | B1034 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dairy Meadow Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Honeypot Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Grove Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Honeypot Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Honeypot Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Warde Chase | Under investigation |
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