Crime Rates at Bowbank Close, Shoeburyness, Southend-on-sea, SS3 9NU

Bowbank Close area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Shoeburyness , and the 261st lowest crime rate of 523 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 66.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowbank Close (SS3 9NU), the main crime hotspot is near Fraser Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.