Crime Rates at Poynings Avenue, Southend-on-sea, SS2 4RY

Poynings Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Southchurch , and the 152nd 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 Poynings Avenue (SS2 4RY) in the last 12 months was 122.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -11.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 68.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poynings Avenue (SS2 4RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Locksley Close, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chaingate Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.