Crime Rates at Mercer Avenue, Great Wakering, Southend-on-sea, SS3 0ER

Mercer Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Foulness and The Wakerings , and the 57th highest crime rate of 264 local areas in Rochford .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mercer Avenue (SS3 0ER) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% higher than the Foulness and The Wakerings average (54.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 275.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 220.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mercer Avenue (SS3 0ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orchard Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Olivers Crescent (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.