Total Crime Rate

896.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

516.8 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 896.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 516.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 426.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 131.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 67.2 10/10
  • Other theft 59.4 10/10
  • Public order 56.9 10/10
  • Drugs 33.6 10/10
  • Burglary 31.0 10/10
  • Other crime 23.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Robbery 12.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 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

York Road area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Kursaal , and the 8th highest crime rate of 523 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 York Road (SS1 2DJ) in the last 12 months was 896.6 per 1,000 residents and was 299.5% higher than the Kursaal average (224.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 165 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 200 (≈ 516.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (SS1 2DJ), the main crime hotspot is near York Road. Police recorded 227 crimes here, including 123 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in York Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/145)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hastings Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ash Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Walk —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hartington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hartington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marine Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heygate Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marine Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marine Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marine Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Marine Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Marine Parade Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marine Parade —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Heygate Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Herbert Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heygate Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Stanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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