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 523 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 896.6 per 1,000 residents and was 299.5% higher 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 165 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 200 (≈ 516.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode SS1 2EA, 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.