Crime Rates at Maple Square, Southend-on-sea, SS2 5HH

Maple Square area has the 14th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Victoria , and the 55th highest crime rate of 530 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 Maple Square (SS2 5HH) in the last 12 months was 230.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.7% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 152.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maple Square (SS2 5HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glenhurst Road, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dryden Avenue (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.