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

Elm Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Shoeburyness , and the 27th lowest crime rate of 530 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 Elm Road (SS3 9RF) in the last 12 months was 8.5 per 1,000 residents and was 89.9% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Road (SS3 9RF), 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.