Total Crime Rate

70.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 70.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

London Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Blenheim Park , and the 255th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (SS9 3LL) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (SS9 3LL), the main crime hotspot is near Wellington Avenue. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sandleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Leigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nelson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Manchester Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Southborough Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Leigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Leigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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