Total Crime Rate

23.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.9 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 23.8 2/10
  • Violent crimes 11.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Castleton Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Southchurch , and the 101st lowest 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 Castleton Road (SS2 4UD) in the last 12 months was 23.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.4% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castleton Road (SS2 4UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southchurch Rectory Chase, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dalmatia Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Southend-On-Sea

Crime Over Time in Castleton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Apollo Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moseley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalmatia Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalmatia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dalmatia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moseley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eros Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Athena Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beaufort Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Southchurch Rectory Chase Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southchurch Rectory Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southchurch Rectory Chase
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chinchilla Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.