Total Crime Rate

96.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.4 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 96.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Broomfield Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Blenheim Park , and the 192nd 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 Broomfield Avenue (SS9 4BL) in the last 12 months was 96.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broomfield Avenue (SS9 4BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broomfield Avenue, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elms Court (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Broomfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Treelawn Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kent Elms Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kent Elms Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurst Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Treelawn Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broomfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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