Total Crime Rate

37.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ness Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in West Shoebury , and the 175th lowest crime rate of 523 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 9DJ) in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% lower than the West Shoebury average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ness Road (SS3 9DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westgate, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chelmer Way (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ness Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grove Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Barge Pier Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barge Pier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Trafalgar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grove Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Grove Walk Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Maya Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Westway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Maya Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stour Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seaview Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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