Total Crime Rate

128.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 128.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.2 9/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 11th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Kursaal , and the 139th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southchurch Road (SS1 2PQ) in the last 12 months was 128.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southchurch Road (SS1 2PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Old Southend Road. Police recorded 156 crimes here, including 112 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southchurch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/92)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Glen Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kilworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferndown Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferndown Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ferndown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndown Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilworth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wimborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Honiton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lancaster Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glen Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wimborne Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wimborne Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Southchurch Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Fairburn Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairburn Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairburn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fairburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fairburn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanier Close —
Apr 2026Public order Kilworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wimborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Glen Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A13 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glen Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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