Crime Rates at Hillcrest Road, Southend-on-sea, SS1 2DP

Hillcrest Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Kursaal , and the 91st highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillcrest Road (SS1 2DP) in the last 12 months was 168.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% lower than the Kursaal average (219.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 98.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillcrest Road (SS1 2DP), the main crime hotspot is near York Road. Police recorded 226 crimes here, including 113 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.