Harwich West & South
Middle areaNorth east Tendring. 9,393 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 35 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Harwich West & South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Harwich West & South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Harwich West & South at a rate of 46.7 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 | 226 |
| Other crime | 81 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 58 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 43 |
| Vehicle crime | 15 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Drug offences | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Harwich West & South compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Harwich West & South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Harwich West & South at a rate of 46.7 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, 51 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Harwich West & South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (226), other crime (81) and anti-social behaviour (58).
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 Harwich West & South alone. See Tendring
Harwich West & South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Harwich West & South was £322,498 in 2025.
Harwich West & South had 9,139 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Harwich West & South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Harwich West & South, 69.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.