Crime Rates at Guildford Road, Southend-on-sea, SS2 5AR

Guildford Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Victoria , and the 5th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Guildford Road (SS2 5AR) in the last 12 months was 1155.3 per 1,000 residents and was 368.1% 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 122 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 152 (≈ 491.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Guildford Road (SS2 5AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Deeping, where police recorded 317 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (152 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.