Total Crime Rate

399.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

214.8 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 399.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 214.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 167.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.3 9/10
  • Public order 36.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 30.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.9 10/10
  • Other theft 26.9 10/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Crowstone Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 29th highest crime rate of 523 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 Crowstone Road (SS0 8BA) in the last 12 months was 399.3 per 1,000 residents and was 167.5% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 214.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crowstone Road (SS0 8BA), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 560 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crowstone Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tintern Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tintern Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drake Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drake Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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