Total Crime Rate

3.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 3.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chedington area has the lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in West Shoebury , and the 5th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chedington (SS3 8UR) in the last 12 months was 3.4 per 1,000 residents and was 94.1% lower than the West Shoebury average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Chedington (SS3 8UR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cherrybrook, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plymtree (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chedington area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornworthy —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cherrybrook Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cornworthy Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hayes Barton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cherrybrook Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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