Total Crime Rate

248.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

136.9 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 248.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 136.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.6 9/10
  • Burglary 19.1 10/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Elm Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Shoeburyness , and the 51st highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Road (SS3 9RP) in the last 12 months was 248.4 per 1,000 residents and was 186.3% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 136.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Road (SS3 9RP), the main crime hotspot is near Ashanti Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wakering Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashanti Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Friars Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vanguard Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friars Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fraser Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fraser Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fraser Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Centurion Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashanti Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wallace Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Friars Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hermes Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hermes Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Friars Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wallace Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wallace Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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