Crime Rates at Kipling Mews, Southend-on-sea, SS2 5EH

Kipling Mews area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Victoria , and the 185th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kipling Mews (SS2 5EH) in the last 12 months was 38.7 per 1,000 residents and was 83.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 144.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kipling Mews (SS2 5EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glenhurst Road, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wentworth Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.