Crime Rate in Shoeburyness, ward

Shoeburyness has the 7th highest crime rate of 17 wards in Southend-on-Sea district and the 2227th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 207th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Shoeburyness in the last 12 months was 86.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% lower than the Southend-on-Sea district average (112.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Shoeburyness’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 422 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 493 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Shoeburyness ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.