Total Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 52.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Ailsa Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 232nd lowest 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 Ailsa Road (SS0 8BJ) in the last 12 months was 52.3 per 1,000 residents and was 65.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ailsa Road (SS0 8BJ), 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 Ailsa Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ailsa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Palmerston Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Palmerston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ailsa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Satanita Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Satanita Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Satanita Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drake Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ailsa Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drake Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grosvenor Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Britannia Road Under investigation
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 Britannia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ailsa Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ailsa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ailsa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Finchley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Genesta Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Genesta Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grosvenor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crowstone Road
Apr 2026Burglary Cotswold Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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