Total Crime Rate

98.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Surrey Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Blenheim Park , and the 188th 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 Surrey Avenue (SS9 3HB) in the last 12 months was 98.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.7% higher than the Blenheim Park average (61.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Surrey Avenue (SS9 3HB), the main crime hotspot is near Norfolk Avenue. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Surrey Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darlinghurst Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glenbervie Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manchester Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Norfolk Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary 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 2026Possession of weapons Norfolk Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pavilion Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Suffolk Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Darlinghurst Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Middlesex Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darlinghurst Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Darlinghurst Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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