Total Crime Rate

20.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 20.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 6.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Steyning Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Southchurch , and the 74th lowest crime rate of 523 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 Steyning Avenue (SS2 4TW) in the last 12 months was 20.2 per 1,000 residents and was 76.6% lower than the Southchurch average (86.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Steyning Avenue (SS2 4TW), the main crime hotspot is near Whittingham Avenue. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Steyning Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wick Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaingate Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poynings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Poynings Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whittingham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whittingham Avenue —
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 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 2026Public order Newington Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Steyning Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wick Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaingate Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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