Crime Rates at Oban Road, Southend-on-sea, SS2 4JJ

Oban Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Kursaal , and the 113th highest crime rate of 523 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 Oban Road (SS2 4JJ) in the last 12 months was 145.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% lower than the Kursaal average (224.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 78.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oban Road (SS2 4JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 131 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ferndown Close (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.