Total Crime Rate

68.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 68.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cunningham Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Shoeburyness , and the 251st highest crime rate of 530 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 Cunningham Close (SS3 9YP) in the last 12 months was 68.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% lower than the Shoeburyness average (83.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cunningham Close (SS3 9YP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashanti Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hermes Way (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cunningham Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashanti Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hermes Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hermes Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hermes Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peregrine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Puffin Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Puffin Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chaffinch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mallards Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mallards Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashanti Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Ashanti Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Osprey Close Local resolution

Data Sources

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