Total Crime Rate

322.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 322.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 145.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 39.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Gunners Rise area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Shoeburyness , and the 37th 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 Gunners Rise (SS3 9BW) in the last 12 months was 322.7 per 1,000 residents and was 271.9% higher than the Shoeburyness average (86.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gunners Rise (SS3 9BW), the main crime hotspot is near Westgate. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gunners Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barge Pier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Terraces —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gunners Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Magazine Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Magazine Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Barge Pier Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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