Crime Rate in Belfairs, ward

Belfairs has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Southend-on-Sea district and the 1736th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 270th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Belfairs in the last 12 months was 41.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% lower than the Southend-on-Sea district average (108.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Belfairs’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 158 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 195 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Belfairs ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 25 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Bradford Bury (16 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.