Total Crime Rate

180.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

140.2 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 180.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 140.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 134.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Chestnut Grove 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 Chestnut Grove (SS2 5HQ) 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 Chestnut Grove (SS2 5HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glenhurst Road, where police recorded 133 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.

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Crime Over Time in Chestnut Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shelley Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelley Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wentworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wentworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Oakhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dryden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glenhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dryden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dryden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wordsworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bircham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gayton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gayton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redstock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redstock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redstock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greyhound Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glenhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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