Total Crime Rate

120.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 120.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 87.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Public order 20.0 9/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hamstel Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Southchurch , and the 157th 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 4PQ) in the last 12 months was 120.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 87.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamstel Road (SS2 4PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Hamstel Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hamstel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Philpott Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Crossfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamstel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Philpott Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Philpott Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moseley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Durham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beaufort Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moseley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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