Total Crime Rate

398.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

226.1 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 398.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 226.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 191.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.3 10/10
  • Public order 23.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.2 10/10
  • Burglary 19.2 10/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.5 10/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • 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

Crowborough Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Victoria , and the 30th 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 Crowborough Road (SS2 6LW) in the last 12 months was 398.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% 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 Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 226.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crowborough Road (SS2 6LW), the main crime hotspot is near Great Eastern Avenue. Police recorded 562 crimes here, including 354 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crowborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/85)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Kenway Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crowborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crowborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Carnarvon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crowborough Road —
Apr 2026Public order Carnarvon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Great Eastern Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Great Eastern Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Great Eastern Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Great Eastern Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crowborough Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crowborough Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Great Eastern Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baxter Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baxter Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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