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

Wimborne 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 Wimborne Road (SS2 5JG) 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 Wimborne Road (SS2 5JG), 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 Wimborne Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndown Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Dryden Avenue Under investigation
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glen Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coleman Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dryden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dryden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dryden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lancaster Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glen Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glen Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glen Mews

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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