Total Crime Rate

91.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 91.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

London Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Blenheim Park , and the 199th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (SS0 9FA) in the last 12 months was 91.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% higher than the Blenheim Park average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (SS0 9FA), the main crime hotspot is near St Georges Park Avenue. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Cavendish Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandown Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Cavendish Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Georges Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eastwood Lane South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Martyns Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandown Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Cavendish Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shanklin Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandown Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southborough Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandown Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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