Total Crime Rate

61.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 61.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 55.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hamlet Court Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Victoria , and the 255th 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 Hamlet Court Road (SS0 7DD) in the last 12 months was 61.1 per 1,000 residents and was 75.2% lower than the Victoria average (246.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamlet Court Road (SS0 7DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hamlet Court Road, where police recorded 115 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Balmoral Road (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hamlet Court Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Inverness Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carisbrooke Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Macdonald Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ceylon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Macdonald Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macdonald Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rayleigh Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rayleigh Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balmoral Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balmoral Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inverness Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Inverness Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunlight Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Inverness Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summercourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Summercourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Balmoral Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Albion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glenwood Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Local resolution

Data Sources

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