Total Crime Rate

221.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 221.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 119.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.1 10/10
  • Drugs 55.3 10/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Robbery 12.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pleasant Road 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 Pleasant Road (SS1 2HJ) 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 Pleasant Road (SS1 2HJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Pleasant Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/97)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wesley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ash Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Stanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hartington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kilworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kilworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilworth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pleasant Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pleasant Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pleasant Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Southend Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Southend Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Old Southend Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Southend Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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