Total Crime Rate

527.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 527.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 294.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.4 10/10
  • Other theft 39.4 10/10
  • Public order 39.4 10/10
  • Burglary 18.4 10/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

York Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Kursaal , and the 14th 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 York Road (SS1 2DZ) in the last 12 months was 527.6 per 1,000 residents and was 139.9% higher 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 112 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 650.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 131 (≈ 343.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 351.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (SS1 2DZ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in York Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kursaal Way
Sep 2025Other theft York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Leonard'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery St Leonard'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Leonard'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Leonard'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Fairburn Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kursaal Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marine Parade
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marine Parade
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marine Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marine Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Kursaal Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kursaal Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Old Southend Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southchurch Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Southchurch Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road

Data Sources

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