Total Crime Rate
87.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
60.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kilworth 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 2DT) 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 2DT), 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.
View Crime In Southend-On-Sea| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyrrel Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lancaster Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hastings Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hastings Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hastings Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hastings Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hastings Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tyrrel Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | York Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | York Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | York Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyrrel Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tyrrel Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quebec Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Horace Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Horace Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Horace Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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