Total Crime Rate

633.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

288.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 633.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 288.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 207.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 94.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 70.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.1 9/10
  • Public order 40.4 10/10
  • Drugs 35.0 10/10
  • Other theft 29.7 10/10
  • Robbery 21.6 10/10
  • Burglary 18.9 10/10
  • Other crime 18.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
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

Burnaby Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Kursaal , and the 11th 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 Burnaby Road (SS1 2TL) in the last 12 months was 633.4 per 1,000 residents and was 182.2% higher 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 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 107 (≈ 288.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burnaby Road (SS1 2TL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Burnaby Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collier Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawtree Close Under investigation
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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Outing Close Under investigation
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 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawtree Close
Apr 2026Drugs Hawtree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hawtree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawtree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beresford Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northumberland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Beresford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beresford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Northumberland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Close
Apr 2026Drugs Arnold Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnold Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Manilla Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manilla Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manilla Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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