Total Crime Rate

305.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

138.3 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 305.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 138.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 60.3 8/10
  • Other theft 28.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Chalkwell Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 38th highest crime rate of 523 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 305.0 per 1,000 residents and was 104.3% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 138.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chalkwell Avenue (SS0 8NA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 39 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Georges Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Georges Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Hall Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hall Park Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crosby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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