Total Crime Rate

582.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

396.3 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 582.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 396.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 354.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.4 10/10
  • Public order 34.1 10/10
  • Other theft 31.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.9 10/10
  • Drugs 23.6 10/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 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

Southchurch Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Kursaal , and the 14th 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 Southchurch Avenue (SS1 2RG) in the last 12 months was 582.7 per 1,000 residents and was 159.6% higher 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 135 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 151 (≈ 396.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southchurch Avenue (SS1 2RG), the main crime hotspot is near York Road. Police recorded 227 crimes here, including 123 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southchurch Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/121)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ferndown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kilworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndown Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferndown Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferndown Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferndown Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kilworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilworth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Fairburn Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairburn Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairburn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fairburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fairburn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Pleasant Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanier Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Southend Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Southend Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanier Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pleasant Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pleasant Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pleasant Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Honiton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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