Total Crime Rate

410.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

209.4 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 410.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 209.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.4 10/10
  • Other theft 56.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.8 10/10
  • Public order 44.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.5 10/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.2 10/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 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

Southchurch Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Kursaal , and the 28th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southchurch Road (SS1 2PE) in the last 12 months was 410.6 per 1,000 residents and was 82.9% higher 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 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 103 (≈ 209.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southchurch Road (SS1 2PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 228 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near York Road (123 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southchurch Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Fairburn Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Hastings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hastings Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hastings Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hastings Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanier Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairburn Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fairburn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Hastings Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Fairburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairburn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairburn Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Fairburn Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanier Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanier Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Southchurch Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southchurch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southchurch Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southchurch Avenue Local resolution
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

Data Sources

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