Crime Rates at Ruskin Avenue, Southend-on-sea, SS2 5HA

Ruskin Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Victoria , and the 254th lowest crime rate of 523 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 Ruskin Avenue (SS2 5HA) in the last 12 months was 60.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruskin Avenue (SS2 5HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dryden Avenue, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wentworth Road (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.