Total Crime Rate

87.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 87.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Canterbury Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Southchurch , and the 206th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canterbury Avenue (SS2 4QL) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% higher than the Southchurch average (75.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 58.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Avenue (SS2 4QL), the main crime hotspot is near Sherwood Way. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canterbury Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Chase Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Archer Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lincoln Chase Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Canterbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Avenue Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lloyd Wise Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Crossfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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