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

Oban Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Kursaal , and the 170th lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oban Road (SS2 4JL) in the last 12 months was 35.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oban Road (SS2 4JL), 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.