Total Crime Rate

9.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 9.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 3.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Drive area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 23rd lowest crime rate of 523 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 8PN) in the last 12 months was 9.1 per 1,000 residents and was 93.9% lower than the Chalkwell average (149.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (SS0 8PN), the main crime hotspot is near Leigh Road. Police recorded 16 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 The Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Leigh Road 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 2026Shoplifting The Ridgeway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Esplanade Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Leigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent View Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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