Total Crime Rate

324.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

168.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 324.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 168.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 158.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Drugs 18.2 10/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Chichester Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Victoria , and the 36th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chichester Road (SS2 5AH) in the last 12 months was 324.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% higher than the Victoria average (246.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 168.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chichester Road (SS2 5AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Deeping, where police recorded 317 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (172 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chichester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warrior Square East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Southend Victoria Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Southend Victoria Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Southend Victoria Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Southend Victoria Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chichester Road
Apr 2026Burglary Chichester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chichester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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