Total Crime Rate

143.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 143.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

York Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Kursaal , and the 116th highest crime rate of 523 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 York Road (SS1 2RU) in the last 12 months was 143.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (SS1 2RU), the main crime hotspot is near Old Southend Road. Police recorded 156 crimes here, including 112 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in York Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanier Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Honiton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanier Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanier Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanier Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanier Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanier Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stanier Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanier Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanier Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanier Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanier Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Outing Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Outing Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Outing Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Outing Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheltenham Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kursaal Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kursaal Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kursaal Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Fairburn Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairburn Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fowler Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Southend Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Southend Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Southend Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Old Southend Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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