Crime Rates at Grainger Road, Southend-on-sea, SS2 5BZ

Grainger Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Victoria , and the 26th 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 Grainger Road (SS2 5BZ) in the last 12 months was 413.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 211.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grainger Road (SS2 5BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Great Eastern Avenue. Police recorded 566 crimes here, including 371 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.