Total Crime Rate

609.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

330.2 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 609.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 330.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 269.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 55.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 55.8 10/10
  • Other theft 51.2 10/10
  • Public order 32.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 27.9 10/10
  • Drugs 23.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Burglary 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

Britannia Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 13th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Britannia Road (SS0 8BP) in the last 12 months was 609.3 per 1,000 residents and was 308.2% 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 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 330.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Britannia Road (SS0 8BP), 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 Britannia Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meteor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Palmerston 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Satanita Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grosvenor Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowstone Road Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Drake Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grosvenor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Palmerston Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crowstone Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ailsa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meteor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meteor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Meteor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cotswold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ailsa Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ailsa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ailsa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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