Crap Towns / Clacton-on-Sea / Crime

How much crime is there in Clacton-on-Sea?

The police recorded 115 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Clacton-on-Sea from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.5 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 58.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 117, up from 113 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	113	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	115	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	117	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	58.1	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	10.8	7.0
Public order	9.2	6.6
Shoplifting	8.8	7.1
Other theft	7.9	5.4
Vehicle crime	5.2	3.8
Drugs	3.6	2.4
Burglary	3.5	3.1
Other crime	3.1	2.0
Possession of weapons	1.6	0.8
Robbery	1.2	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.9	0.5
Theft from the person	0.7	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Jaywick	3.1 km	152
Clacton-on-Sea	–	115
Colchester	19.6 km	102
Harwich	16.7 km	85.8
Walton-on-the-Naze	9.6 km	76.4
Berechurch	18.2 km	75.3
Felixstowe	21.7 km	53.5
Brightlingsea	8.4 km	44.6
Wivenhoe	14.4 km	41.5
West Mersea	15.4 km	34.9
Kirby Cross	7.3 km	30.6
The typical town	–	76.2