Total Crime Rate
70.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Raphael Drive area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Shoeburyness , and the 254th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Raphael Drive (SS3 9UP) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Raphael Drive (SS3 9UP), the main crime hotspot is near Fraser Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Shoeburyness| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rubens Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fraser Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Constable Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Turner Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Centurion Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Friars Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Friars Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fraser Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fraser Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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