Total Crime Rate

104.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 104.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forge Way area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Kursaal , and the 170th highest crime rate of 530 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 Forge Way (SS1 2ZS) in the last 12 months was 104.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forge Way (SS1 2ZS), the main crime hotspot is near Outing Close. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forge Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arnold Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Hawtree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawtree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawtree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawtree Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Jetty Mews Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northumberland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Northumberland Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Northumberland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kursaal Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kursaal Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kursaal Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kursaal Way —
Sep 2025Drugs Burnaby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burnaby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Beresford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Beresford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beresford Road —
Sep 2025Public order Hawtree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Outing Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Outing Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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