Total Crime Rate

128.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 128.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.2 10/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

High Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Shoeburyness , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (SS3 9AH) in the last 12 months was 128.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.2% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 70.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SS3 9AH), the main crime hotspot is near Thorpe Green Mews. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosewood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Friars Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thorpe Green Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Thorpe Green Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shoebury Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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