Total Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.4 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 82.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 13.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gunners Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Shoeburyness , and the 224th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gunners Road (SS3 9SD) in the last 12 months was 82.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% lower than the Shoeburyness average (86.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gunners Road (SS3 9SD), the main crime hotspot is near The Goslings. Police recorded 36 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 Gunners Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gunners Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rubens Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Goslings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Peel Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Goslings Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Goslings Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Goslings Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wakering Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Goslings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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