Crime Rates at Southchurch Avenue, Southend-on-sea, SS1 2EY

Southchurch Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Kursaal , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southchurch Avenue (SS1 2EY) in the last 12 months was 221.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 18.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 119.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southchurch Avenue (SS1 2EY), 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.