Total Crime Rate

15.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 15.4 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Briarwood Drive area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Belfairs , and the 61st lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Briarwood Drive (SS9 4LB) in the last 12 months was 15.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% lower than the Belfairs average (41.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briarwood Drive (SS9 4LB), the main crime hotspot is near Shannon Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Briarwood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellhouse Lane Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Briarwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briarwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Southernhay Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesterfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shirley Road Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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