Total Crime Rate

52.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newington Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Southchurch , and the 246th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newington Avenue (SS2 4SD) in the last 12 months was 52.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newington Avenue (SS2 4SD), the main crime hotspot is near Locksley Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newington Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Claters Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Locksley Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boyden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newington Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newington Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Locksley Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Locksley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Locksley Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Locksley Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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