Total Crime Rate

578.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

207.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 578.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 264.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 207.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 138.4 10/10
  • Public order 53.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Other theft 28.3 10/10
  • Drugs 18.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Robbery 15.7 10/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Riviera Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Kursaal , and the 15th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Riviera Drive (SS1 2QY) in the last 12 months was 578.6 per 1,000 residents and was 157.8% higher than the Kursaal average (224.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 207.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riviera Drive (SS1 2QY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 131 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Riviera Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Surbiton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Southchurch Hall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilfracombe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilfracombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ambleside Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ambleside Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Bellevue Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kensington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bellevue Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bellevue Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Chase Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stromness Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kensington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovelace Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellevue Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brunswick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surbiton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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