Clacton West
Middle areaSouth Tendring. 7,522 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Clacton West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Clacton West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Clacton West at a rate of 127.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.0 per 1,000 people across Tendring.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 442 |
| Other crime | 168 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 86 |
| Shoplifting | 85 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 52 |
| Vehicle crime | 50 |
| Drug offences | 47 |
| Burglary | 17 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Clacton West compares
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Is Clacton West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Clacton West at a rate of 127.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.0 per 1,000 people across Tendring.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 103 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Clacton West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (442), other crime (168) and criminal damage and arson (86).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Tendring
These figures are published for the whole of Tendring, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Tendring and not Clacton West alone. See Tendring
Clacton West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Clacton West was £230,000 in 2025.
Clacton West had 7,413 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Clacton West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Clacton West, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.