Crime Rates at Sweyne Avenue, Southend-on-sea, SS2 6FQ

Sweyne Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Victoria , and the 21st highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sweyne Avenue (SS2 6FQ) in the last 12 months was 469.7 per 1,000 residents and was 100.2% higher than the Victoria average (234.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 89 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 112 (≈ 295.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sweyne Avenue (SS2 6FQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 270 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boston Avenue (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.