Total Crime Rate

329.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 329.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 138.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 49.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Other theft 24.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.3 10/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 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

Chalkwell Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 31st highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chalkwell Avenue (SS0 8NA) in the last 12 months was 329.8 per 1,000 residents and was 132.9% 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 39 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 ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 166.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chalkwell Avenue (SS0 8NA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chalkwell Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chadwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Georges Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Chalkwell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Galton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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