Total Crime Rate
527.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025York 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.
View Crime In Kursaal| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairburn Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kursaal Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | York Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillcrest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Leonard'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | St Leonard'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Leonard'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Leonard'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | York Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fairburn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Fairburn Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kursaal Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | York Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | York Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marine Parade | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marine Parade | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Marine Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marine Parade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kursaal Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kursaal Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Old Southend Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | York Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southchurch Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Southchurch Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | York Road | — |
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