Total Crime Rate

34.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 34.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bridgwater Drive area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Blenheim Park , and the 166th lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bridgwater Drive (SS0 0DS) in the last 12 months was 34.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridgwater Drive (SS0 0DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Martock Avenue, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunster Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bridgwater Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurst Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunster Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Arundel Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brampton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Winsford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dulverton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dulverton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dulverton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheddar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Martock Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martock Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martock Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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