Total Crime Rate

137.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 137.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 40.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 23.5 5/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Southend Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Wickford North , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Basildon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southend Road (SS11 8DU) in the last 12 months was 137.6 per 1,000 residents and was 134.4% higher than the Wickford North average (58.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southend Road (SS11 8DU), the main crime hotspot is near Hillwood Grove. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southend Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowans Way —
Apr 2026Public order Franklins Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tiptree Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowans Way —
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Data Sources

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