Total Crime Rate

166.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.1 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 166.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.2 9/10
  • Other theft 27.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Drugs 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 16th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Kursaal , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 523 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 2PW) in the last 12 months was 166.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 75.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southchurch Road (SS1 2PW), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 156 crimes here, including 48 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 (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Ambleside Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chinchilla Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beaufort Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilfracombe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moseley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilfracombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellevue Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ambleside Drive —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernbrook Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fernbrook Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fernbrook Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fernbrook Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moseley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalmatia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surbiton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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