Total Crime Rate

98.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chinchilla Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Southchurch , and the 187th highest crime rate of 530 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 Chinchilla Road (SS1 2QJ) in the last 12 months was 98.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% higher than the Southchurch average (75.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chinchilla Road (SS1 2QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Fernbrook Avenue. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chinchilla Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fernbrook Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beaufort Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Surbiton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakleigh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Surbiton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Surbiton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eros Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southchurch Rectory Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Apollo Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovelace Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lovelace Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lovelace Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Athena Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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