Total Crime Rate

237.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

148.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 237.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 148.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

East Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Victoria , and the 58th 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 East Street (SS2 5EE) in the last 12 months was 237.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% lower 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 148.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Street (SS2 5EE), 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 East Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Station Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kenway Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bircham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crowborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crowborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crowborough Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crowborough Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crowborough Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crowborough Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crowborough Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gayton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gayton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crowborough Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glenhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Penhurst Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Penhurst Avenue Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Burglary Penhurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glenhurst Road

Data Sources

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