Total Crime Rate

179.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 179.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Burglary 23.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 17.7 6/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lower Southend Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Wickford North , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Southend Road (SS11 8AB) in the last 12 months was 179.4 per 1,000 residents and was 194.5% higher than the Wickford North average (60.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 52.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Southend Road (SS11 8AB), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Southend Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jersey Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jersey Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Drugs Beccles Court Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Broadway —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Broadway —
Sep 2025Drugs High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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