Crime Rates at Cregoe Street, Southend-on-sea, SS1 2EA

This area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Kursaal , and the 8th 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 This (SS1 2EA) in the last 12 months was 845.0 per 1,000 residents and was 284.3% 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 143 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 175 (≈ 452.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 142.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode SS1 2EA, 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.