Crime Rates at Kilworth Avenue, Southend-on-sea, SS1 2DS

Kilworth Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Kursaal , and the 210th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kilworth Avenue (SS1 2DS) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 60.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kilworth Avenue (SS1 2DS), 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.