Total Crime Rate

187.9 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 187.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 50.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Public order 20.1 9/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Southend Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Wickford North , and the 61st 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 Southend Road (SS11 8DU) in the last 12 months was 187.9 per 1,000 residents and was 208.4% higher than the Wickford North average (60.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southend Road (SS11 8DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Dell, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Beech Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southend Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wick Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Southwick Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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