Total Crime Rate

136.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 136.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cranley Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 121st highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cranley Road (SS0 8AJ) in the last 12 months was 136.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% lower than the Chalkwell average (141.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 72.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cranley Road (SS0 8AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ditton Court Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cranley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Anerley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Elderton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elderton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elderton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anerley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anerley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Anerley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Valkyrie Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elderton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ditton Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Valkyrie Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Satanita Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finchley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valkyrie Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ceylon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ditton Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ceylon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valkyrie Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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