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

Southchurch Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Kursaal , and the 156th 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 Southchurch Road (SS1 2PQ) in the last 12 months was 112.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 72.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southchurch Road (SS1 2PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Old Southend Road. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.