Total Crime Rate

270.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

169.4 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 270.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 169.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 137.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.1 10/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Herongate area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Shoeburyness , and the 44th 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 Herongate (SS3 9SJ) in the last 12 months was 270.2 per 1,000 residents and was 211.4% 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 34 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 Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 169.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herongate (SS3 9SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Herongate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandpiper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackwater Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovecote Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovecote Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcotes Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Linnet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandpiper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sandpiper Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toucan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingfisher Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Puffin Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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