Total Crime Rate

133.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 133.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.4 10/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Branksome Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Kursaal , and the 125th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Branksome Road (SS2 4HQ) in the last 12 months was 133.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% lower than the Kursaal average (219.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 75.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Branksome Road (SS2 4HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Fairburn Close. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Branksome Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swanage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wimborne Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Fairburn Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime The Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Christchurch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanier Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Swanage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swanage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boscombe Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanier Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Southchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stromness Place
Sep 2025Burglary Branksome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stromness Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boscombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Boscombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanier Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Branksome Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferndown Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndown Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndown Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ely Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ely Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Christchurch Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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