Crime Rates at Woodgrange Drive, Southend-on-sea, SS1 2SE

Woodgrange Drive area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Kursaal , and the 133rd lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodgrange Drive (SS1 2SE) in the last 12 months was 29.1 per 1,000 residents and was 87.0% lower than the Kursaal average (224.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodgrange Drive (SS1 2SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Outing Close (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.