Total Crime Rate

28.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 28.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bulwark Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Shoeburyness , and the 126th lowest crime rate of 523 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 Bulwark Road (SS3 9RT) in the last 12 months was 28.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bulwark Road (SS3 9RT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bulwark Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulwark Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandpiper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandpiper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vanguard Way —
Apr 2026Public order Sandpiper Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingfisher Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Linnet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hermes Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashanti Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashanti Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hermes Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cunningham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cunningham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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