Crime Rates at Southchurch Avenue, Southend-on-sea, SS1 2RS

Southchurch Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Kursaal , and the 14th highest crime rate of 530 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 2RS) in the last 12 months was 527.6 per 1,000 residents and was 139.9% 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 112 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 650.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 131 (≈ 343.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 351.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southchurch Avenue (SS1 2RS), 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.