Crime Rates at Elm Road, Shoeburyness, Southend-on-sea, SS3 9RD

Elm Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Shoeburyness , and the 103rd 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 Elm Road (SS3 9RD) in the last 12 months was 150.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 98.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Road (SS3 9RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hermes Way (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.