Total Crime Rate

78.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Shelley Square area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Victoria , and the 234th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shelley Square (SS2 5JP) in the last 12 months was 78.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shelley Square (SS2 5JP), the main crime hotspot is near Dryden Avenue. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shelley Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Ely Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Grove 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 2026Burglary Dryden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dryden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dryden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dryden 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelley Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shelley Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Royston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lawn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lyndale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ruskin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Square Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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