Total Crime Rate

275.8 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 275.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Drugs 19.9 10/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marks Court area has the 9th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Kursaal , and the 40th highest crime rate of 530 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 Marks Court (SS1 2RH) in the last 12 months was 275.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% higher than the Kursaal average (219.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (β‰ˆ 162.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marks Court (SS1 2RH), the main crime hotspot is near York Road. Police recorded 226 crimes here, including 113 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marks Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawtree Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kursaal Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kursaal Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Stanley Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Beach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawtree Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kursaal Way β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawtree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawtree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hawtree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hawtree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hawtree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hawtree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Kursaal Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary York Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary York Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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