Crime Rates at Chinchilla Road, Southend-on-sea, SS1 2QJ

Chinchilla Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Southchurch , and the 181st 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 Chinchilla Road (SS1 2QJ) in the last 12 months was 102.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chinchilla Road (SS1 2QJ), 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.