Crime Rates at York Road, Southend-on-sea, SS1 2RU

York Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Kursaal , and the 138th 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 York Road (SS1 2RU) in the last 12 months was 123.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% lower 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 82.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (SS1 2RU), the main crime hotspot is near Old Southend Road. Police recorded 167 crimes here, including 107 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.