Clacton Central
Middle areaSouth Tendring. 7,808 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.0 square kilometre.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Clacton Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Clacton Central
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Clacton Central at a rate of 306.1 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 | 1,058 |
| Other crime | 404 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 322 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 196 |
| Shoplifting | 150 |
| Vehicle crime | 78 |
| Burglary | 62 |
| Drug offences | 50 |
| Robbery | 49 |
| Theft from the person | 21 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Clacton Central compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Clacton Central safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Clacton Central at a rate of 306.1 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, 283 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Clacton Central.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,058), other crime (404) and anti-social behaviour (322).
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 Central alone. See Tendring
Clacton Central in brief
The median price paid for a home in Clacton Central was £169,995 in 2025.
Clacton Central had 7,209 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Clacton Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Clacton Central, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.