Total Crime Rate

109.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.6 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 109.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Archer Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Southchurch , and the 173rd highest crime rate of 523 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 Archer Avenue (SS2 4QZ) in the last 12 months was 109.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 70.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Archer Avenue (SS2 4QZ), the main crime hotspot is near Sherwood Way. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Archer Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaingate Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Archer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lincoln Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Appletree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whittingham Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Poynings Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poynings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaingate Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaingate Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Chaingate Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaingate Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaingate Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaingate Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaingate Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaingate Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Newington Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldbert Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whittingham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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