Total Crime Rate

198.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.0 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 198.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 116.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Ambleside Drive area has the 13th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Kursaal , and the 71st highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ambleside Drive (SS1 2UR) in the last 12 months was 198.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% lower 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 116.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ambleside Drive (SS1 2UR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 131 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairburn Close (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ambleside Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanier Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Honiton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stanier Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanier Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanier Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanier Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanier Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanier Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stromness Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Fairburn Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanier Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairburn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fairburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fairburn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Fairburn Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanier Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanier Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leamington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leamington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fowler Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southchurch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Chase Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Road Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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