Total Crime Rate

207.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 207.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Towerfield Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Shoeburyness , and the 68th 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 Towerfield Road (SS3 9QT) in the last 12 months was 207.7 per 1,000 residents and was 139.3% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 117.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Towerfield Road (SS3 9QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westgate, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Towerfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulwark Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Maya Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grove Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grove Walk Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Maya Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Grove Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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