Crime Rates at Browning Avenue, Southend-on-sea, SS2 5HF

Browning Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Victoria , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Browning Avenue (SS2 5HF) in the last 12 months was 180.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 140.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Browning Avenue (SS2 5HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glenhurst Road, where police recorded 133 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dryden Avenue (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.