Total Crime Rate

190.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.9 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 190.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 106.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Swanage Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Kursaal , and the 76th 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 Swanage Road (SS2 5HX) in the last 12 months was 190.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% lower than the Kursaal average (224.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 106.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swanage Road (SS2 5HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 228 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coleman Street (77 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Swanage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Glen Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleman Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coleman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Coleman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coleman Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A13 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Glen Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Glen Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glen Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glen Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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