Total Crime Rate

131.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.0 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 131.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Finchley Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Finchley Road (SS0 8AE) in the last 12 months was 131.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% lower than the Chalkwell average (149.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 62.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchley Road (SS0 8AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Anerley Road, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ditton Court Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Finchley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Finchley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ditton Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ditton Court Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Cranley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cranley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cotswold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crowstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meteor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meteor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meteor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Meteor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anerley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Alleyn Place Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Alleyn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alleyn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alleyn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Satanita Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Satanita Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Satanita Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcliff Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcliff Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crowstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crowstone Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anerley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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