Total Crime Rate

138.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.8 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 138.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 60.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Kings Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 126th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Road (SS0 8BH) in the last 12 months was 138.1 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (SS0 8BH), the main crime hotspot is near Ailsa Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Satanita Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alleyn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Alleyn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alleyn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Alleyn Place Formal action is not in the public interest
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 Britannia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Satanita Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crowstone Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Grosvenor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ailsa Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Hilda'S Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ailsa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ailsa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ailsa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ailsa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ailsa Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Satanita Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Meteor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meteor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meteor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crowstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crowstone Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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