Total Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 36.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Plymtree area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Southchurch , and the 172nd lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plymtree (SS1 3RA) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% lower than the Southchurch average (75.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plymtree (SS1 3RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cherrybrook, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plymtree (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Plymtree area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cherrybrook Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hayes Barton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cherrybrook Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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