Crime Rates at Beresford Road, Southend-on-sea, SS1 2TW

Beresford 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 Beresford Road (SS1 2TW) 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 Beresford Road (SS1 2TW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 98 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.