Total Crime Rate

364.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

179.2 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 364.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 179.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 66.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.8 10/10
  • Drugs 17.3 9/10
  • Robbery 17.3 10/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Greyhound Trading Park area has the 10th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Victoria , and the 34th 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 Greyhound Trading Park (SS2 5PY) in the last 12 months was 364.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% higher 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 179.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greyhound Trading Park (SS2 5PY), 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 Greyhound Trading Park area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prittlewell Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prittlewell Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prittlewell Street
Apr 2026Public order Prittlewell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prittlewell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bircham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Short Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Essex Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleman Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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