St John's, Tendring: Safety
Safety
Crime in St John's is higher than the UK average, but it's been falling steadily over the past two years. Recorded crimes dropped from around 105 per 1,000 people in 2024 to roughly 102 in 2025, and early 2026 figures suggest that downward trend is continuing. On an annualised basis, the rate looks set to dip well below previous years.
Anti-social behaviour has fallen noticeably too. St John's actually compares well against several neighbouring neighbourhoods like St James and Pier, which both record significantly higher crime rates.
Violent crime does make up a large share of recorded offences here, as it does across most of the region. But the overall direction is clearly positive.
Source: police-recorded crime for St John's ward (Essex Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. St John's ward: Essex Police data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
St John's ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
101.6
Similar to
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Higher than
East of England region average
81.9
Neighbouring wards
Lower than
Burrsville
125.8
Higher than
Eastcliff
74.9
Lower than
St James
257.7
Higher than
Cann Hall
50.8
Lower than
Pier
300.8
Lower than
St Paul's
123.2
Lower than
Coppins
118.6
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in St John's ward and the East of England region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences51%38%
- Criminal damage and arson9%8%
- Other theft8%7%
- Public order6%6%
- Anti-social behaviour6%14%
- Vehicle crime5%5%
- Drugs4%3%
- Burglary4%3%
- Shoplifting3%8%
- Other crime3%2%
- Possession of weapons1%1%
- Robbery1%1%
- Bicycle theft1%1%
- Theft from the person<1%1%
