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

Southchurch Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Kursaal , and the 30th highest crime rate of 530 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 345.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.1% higher than the Kursaal average (219.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 96 (≈ 195.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 108.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southchurch Road (SS1 2PE), the main crime hotspot is near York Road. Police recorded 226 crimes here, including 113 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.