Total Crime Rate

85.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 85.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Esplanade area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Eastcliff , and the 156th 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 The Esplanade (CO15 5TT) in the last 12 months was 85.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% higher than the Eastcliff average (72.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Esplanade (CO15 5TT), the main crime hotspot is near The Gap. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Esplanade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hall Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grendel Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Haven Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Gap Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Gap Under investigation
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Data Sources

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