Crime Rates at Smith Street, Shoeburyness, Southend-on-sea, SS3 9FS

Smith Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Shoeburyness , and the 110th highest crime rate of 523 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 Smith Street (SS3 9FS) in the last 12 months was 147.9 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% higher than the Shoeburyness average (86.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smith Street (SS3 9FS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old School Court, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rosewood Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.