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

Essex Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Victoria , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 530 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 306.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% higher than the Victoria average (234.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 189.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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