Crime Rates at Riviera Drive, Southend-on-sea, SS1 2QH

Riviera Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Southchurch , and the 104th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Riviera Drive (SS1 2QH) in the last 12 months was 152.8 per 1,000 residents and was 77.3% higher than the Southchurch average (86.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 79.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riviera Drive (SS1 2QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fernbrook Avenue, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dalmatia Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.