Total Crime Rate

366.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 366.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 225.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 71.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.7 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Robbery 6.5 7/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kenway area has the 9th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Victoria , and the 33rd 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 Kenway (SS2 5DX) in the last 12 months was 366.6 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% higher than the Victoria average (246.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 104 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -1.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 71.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 106.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kenway (SS2 5DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glenhurst Road, where police recorded 133 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crowborough Road (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kenway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Penhurst Avenue Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Vale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glenhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glenhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glenhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glenhurst Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Oakhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carnarvon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carnarvon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Oakhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Penhurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kenway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Station Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crowborough Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Penhurst Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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