Total Crime Rate

97.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 97.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 12th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 190th 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 Ailsa Road (SS0 8BL) in the last 12 months was 97.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Finchley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Satanita Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crowstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Britannia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crowstone Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembury Road Under investigation
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 Satanita Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grosvenor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Drake Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crowstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crowstone Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crowstone Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meteor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ailsa Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ailsa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Genesta Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Genesta Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ailsa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ailsa Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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