Crime Rates at Chase Road, Southend-on-sea, SS1 2RE

Chase Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Kursaal , and the 71st highest crime rate of 523 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 Chase Road (SS1 2RE) in the last 12 months was 198.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 116.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chase Road (SS1 2RE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 131 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ferndown Close (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.