Crime Rates at Bircham Road, Southend-on-sea, SS2 5DN

Bircham Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Victoria , and the 211th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bircham Road (SS2 5DN) in the last 12 months was 85.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bircham Road (SS2 5DN), 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.