Crime Rate in Victoria, ward

Victoria has the 2nd highest crime rate of 17 wards in Southend-on-Sea district and the 169th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 17th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Victoria in the last 12 months was 246.8 per 1,000 residents and was 120.0% higher than the Southend-on-Sea district average (112.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Victoria’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,395 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 14 cases , down -12.5% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 34.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,715 (≈ 131.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Victoria ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Great Eastern Avenue. Police recorded 562 crimes here, including 354 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.