Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 142.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Second Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 110th highest crime rate of 530 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 Second Avenue (SS0 8HY) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 64.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Second Avenue (SS0 8HY), the main crime hotspot is near Whitefriars Crescent. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Second Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chalkwell Esplanade —
Sep 2025Drugs Grosvenor Mews Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Public order Whitefriars Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Chalkwell Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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