Crime Rates at Boston Avenue, Southend-on-sea, SS2 6JE

Boston Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Victoria , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 523 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 Boston Avenue (SS2 6JE) in the last 12 months was 447.4 per 1,000 residents and was 81.3% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 187.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boston Avenue (SS2 6JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 316 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.