Total Crime Rate

96.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 96.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Public order 22.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ensign Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 189th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ensign Close (SS9 1FG) in the last 12 months was 96.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% lower than the Chalkwell average (141.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ensign Close (SS9 1FG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leigh Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ensign Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Greenbanks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenbanks Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fillebrook Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darlinghurst Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Darlinghurst Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Darlinghurst Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darlinghurst Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ensign Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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