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

Woodgrange Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Thorpe , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 523 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 Woodgrange Drive (SS1 2SF) in the last 12 months was 101.8 per 1,000 residents and was 107.3% higher than the Thorpe average (49.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodgrange Drive (SS1 2SF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.