Total Crime Rate

104.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashurst Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Southchurch , and the 172nd 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 Ashurst Avenue (SS2 4TL) in the last 12 months was 104.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 71.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashurst Avenue (SS2 4TL), 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 Ashurst Avenue area

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

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