Total Crime Rate

118.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 118.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southbourne Grove area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Blenheim Park , and the 158th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southbourne Grove (SS0 0AN) in the last 12 months was 118.8 per 1,000 residents and was 94.2% higher than the Blenheim Park average (61.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southbourne Grove (SS0 0AN), the main crime hotspot is near Southbourne Grove. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southbourne Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cavendish Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southbourne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southbourne Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Grove Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southbourne Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandown Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellstead Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellstead Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellstead Gardens —
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Data Sources

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