Crime Rates at Eastern Esplanade, Southend-on-sea, SS1 2ZG

Eastern Esplanade area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Kursaal , and the 130th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eastern Esplanade (SS1 2ZG) in the last 12 months was 130.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.7% lower than the Kursaal average (219.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 81.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastern Esplanade (SS1 2ZG), the main crime hotspot is near Old Southend Road. Police recorded 167 crimes here, including 107 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.