Total Crime Rate

60.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bowbank Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Shoeburyness , and the 263rd lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bowbank Close (SS3 9NU) in the last 12 months was 60.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowbank Close (SS3 9NU), the main crime hotspot is near Fraser Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bowbank Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Puffin Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mallards Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mallards Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chaffinch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Osprey Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Puffin Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peregrine Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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