Crime Rates at Essex Street, Southend-on-sea, SS1 2NY

Essex Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Victoria , and the 36th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Essex Street (SS1 2NY) in the last 12 months was 324.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% higher than the Victoria average (246.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 168.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Street (SS1 2NY), 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.