Crime Rates at Southchurch Road, Southend-on-sea, SS1 2GJ

Southchurch Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Kursaal , and the 139th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southchurch Road (SS1 2GJ) in the last 12 months was 128.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southchurch Road (SS1 2GJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 131 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ferndown Close (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.