Total Crime Rate

226.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 226.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 122.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.3 10/10
  • Public order 34.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.3 6/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 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

Valkyrie Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 60th 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 Valkyrie Road (SS0 8AW) in the last 12 months was 226.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 122.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valkyrie Road (SS0 8AW), the main crime hotspot is near Hamlet Court Road. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Valkyrie Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Finchley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Alleyn Place Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ditton Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ditton Court Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Argyll Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Argyll Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ramuz Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brightwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ceylon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cranley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cranley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ceylon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditton Court Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Brightwell Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Genesta Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anerley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anerley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Genesta Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cotswold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crowstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crowstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crowstone Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditton Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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