Crime Rates at Ness Road, Shoeburyness, Southend-on-sea, SS3 9DH

Ness Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in West Shoebury , and the 173rd 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 Ness Road (SS3 9DH) in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% lower than the West Shoebury average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ness Road (SS3 9DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westgate, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grove Walk (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.