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

Southchurch Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Milton , and the 4th highest crime rate of 530 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 2NE) in the last 12 months was 1642.6 per 1,000 residents and was 451.6% higher than the Milton average (297.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 285 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 6 cases , down -14.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -38.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 369 (≈ 785.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southchurch Road (SS1 2NE), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 290 crimes here, including 151 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.