Total Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 36.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.9 3/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crowstone Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 170th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crowstone Avenue (SS0 8HU) in the last 12 months was 36.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% lower than the Chalkwell average (141.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crowstone Avenue (SS0 8HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ailsa Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Britannia Gardens (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crowstone Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Chadwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cobham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ailsa Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Ailsa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Whitefriars Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Grosvenor Mews Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Galton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ailsa Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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