Total Crime Rate

178.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.6 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 178.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Whittingham Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Southchurch , and the 86th 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 Whittingham Avenue (SS2 4RQ) in the last 12 months was 178.0 per 1,000 residents and was 106.5% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 90.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whittingham Avenue (SS2 4RQ), 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 Whittingham Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poynings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Philpott Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newington Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaingate Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Chase Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaingate Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Chaingate Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Philpott Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaingate Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Philpott Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldbert Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaingate Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Archer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Poynings Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whittingham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whittingham Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lincoln Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Steyning Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaingate Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Appletree Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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