Total Crime Rate

6.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 6.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Drive area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 17th 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 The Drive (SS0 8PL) in the last 12 months was 6.1 per 1,000 residents and was 95.7% lower than the Chalkwell average (141.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (SS0 8PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kent View Avenue, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leigh Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ridgeway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kent View Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ridgeway Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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