Total Crime Rate

415.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

248.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 415.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 248.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 221.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Christchurch Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Kursaal , and the 26th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

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 Christchurch Road (SS2 4JS) in the last 12 months was 415.0 per 1,000 residents and was 84.9% higher 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 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 248.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christchurch Road (SS2 4JS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Christchurch Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Fairburn Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wimborne Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndown Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wimborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wimborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wimborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wimborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wimborne Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferndown Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellevue Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanier Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanier Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanier Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanier Close
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ferndown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bellevue Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stanier Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Fairburn Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Fairburn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Fairburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairburn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairburn Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chase Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bellevue Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stromness Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Branksome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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