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

Guildford Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Victoria , and the 7th highest crime rate of 530 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 954.7 per 1,000 residents and was 306.9% higher than the Victoria average (234.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 87.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 109 (≈ 352.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.8% 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 286 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (125 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.