Total Crime Rate

107.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 107.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Fairway area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Belfairs , and the 174th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Fairway (SS9 4QL) in the last 12 months was 107.9 per 1,000 residents and was 177.8% higher than the Belfairs average (38.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Fairway (SS9 4QL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. 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 The Fairway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danescroft Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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