Total Crime Rate

4.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 4.4 1/10
  • Violent crimes 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Cheltenham Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Blenheim Park , and the 5th lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cheltenham Drive (SS9 3EH) in the last 12 months was 4.4 per 1,000 residents and was 92.9% lower than the Blenheim Park average (61.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheltenham Drive (SS9 3EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norfolk Avenue, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marguerite Drive (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cheltenham Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Norfolk Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Norfolk Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Norfolk Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Norfolk Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Norfolk Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pavilion Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madeira Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Norfolk Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Recreation Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marguerite Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chalkwell Park Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manchester Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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