Total Crime Rate

28.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 28.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 22.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Richmond Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in West Shoebury , and the 130th 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 Richmond Avenue (SS3 9LQ) in the last 12 months was 28.9 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Avenue (SS3 9LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Antrim Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Richmond Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fremantle Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Antrim Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Antrim Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Antrim Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Antrim Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knollcroft —
Apr 2026Drugs Westway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seaview Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stour Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Herbert Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Antrim Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Trafalgar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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