Total Crime Rate

197.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 197.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.2 10/10
  • Drugs 18.5 10/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Chelmsford Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Victoria , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chelmsford Avenue (SS2 6JG) in the last 12 months was 197.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 98.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chelmsford Avenue (SS2 6JG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Chelmsford Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avebury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baxter Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baxter Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chelmsford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Boston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cliff Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliff Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliff Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colchester Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chelmsford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salisbury Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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