Crime Rates at Crowstone Close, Westcliff-on-sea, SS0 8BB

Crowstone Close 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 Close (SS0 8BB) 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 Close (SS0 8BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crowstone Close, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westcliff Park Drive (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.