Total Crime Rate
41.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Frobisher Way area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Shoeburyness , and the 195th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Frobisher Way (SS3 8XD) in the last 12 months was 41.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% lower than the Shoeburyness average (83.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Frobisher Way (SS3 8XD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Puffin Place, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peregrine Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Shoeburyness| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodcotes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Osprey Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mallards | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Puffin Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mallards | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Drakes | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Puffin Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chaffinch Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Datchet Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weaverdale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Drakes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Midsummer Meadow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Midsummer Meadow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peregrine Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackwater Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dovecote | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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