Total Crime Rate

214.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 214.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 66.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Smith Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Shoeburyness , and the 66th 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 Smith Street (SS3 9FS) in the last 12 months was 214.8 per 1,000 residents and was 156.2% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 375.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 98.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smith Street (SS3 9FS), 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 Smith 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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