Total Crime Rate

116.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 116.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.3 9/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 8.0 5/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Horseshoe Crescent area has the 11th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Shoeburyness , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Horseshoe Crescent (SS3 9WL) in the last 12 months was 116.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 72.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horseshoe Crescent (SS3 9WL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old School Court, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rosewood Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Horseshoe Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Terraces —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old School Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hinguar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorpe Green Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wallace Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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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