Total Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 52.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burlescoombe Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Southchurch , and the 233rd lowest 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 Burlescoombe Road (SS1 3QG) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% lower than the Southchurch average (86.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burlescoombe Road (SS1 3QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burlescoombe Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Burlescoombe Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burlescoombe Leas Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorpe Hall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barnstaple Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station

Data Sources

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