Total Crime Rate

1663.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

776.6 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 1663.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 776.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 612.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 297.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 231.9 10/10
  • Public order 123.4 10/10
  • Drugs 95.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 76.6 10/10
  • Other theft 57.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 36.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 34.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 23.4 10/10
  • Burglary 21.3 10/10
  • Robbery 17.0 10/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
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

Southchurch Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 4th 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 Road (SS1 2LZ) in the last 12 months was 1663.8 per 1,000 residents and was 447.1% higher than the Milton average (304.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 288 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 5 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 365 (≈ 776.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southchurch Road (SS1 2LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Deeping, where police recorded 317 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (172 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southchurch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/162)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Deeping Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lancaster Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Coleman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coleman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleman Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyrrel Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyrrel Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Tyrrel Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tyrrel Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tyrrel Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Tyrrel Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tyrrel Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coleman Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quebec Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prittlewell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prittlewell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prittlewell Street —
Apr 2026Public order Prittlewell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prittlewell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Drugs Essex Street Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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