Crime Rates at Hamstel Road, Southend-on-sea, SS2 4LD

Hamstel Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Southchurch , and the 87th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hamstel Road (SS2 4LD) in the last 12 months was 176.3 per 1,000 residents and was 104.5% higher than the Southchurch average (86.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 98.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamstel Road (SS2 4LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Archer Avenue, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hamstel Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.