Crime Rates at Short Street, Southend-on-sea, SS2 5BY

Short Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Victoria , and the 34th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Short Street (SS2 5BY) in the last 12 months was 364.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 179.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Short Street (SS2 5BY), the main crime hotspot is near Great Eastern Avenue. Police recorded 562 crimes here, including 354 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.