Total Crime Rate

57.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Gravel Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Eastwood Park , and the 256th lowest crime rate of 530 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 Gravel Road (SS9 5AS) in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% higher than the Eastwood Park average (43.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -64.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gravel Road (SS9 5AS), the main crime hotspot is near Boleyn Close. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gravel Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bosworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Springwater Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tudor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springwater Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springwater Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springwater Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springwater Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hillside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hillside Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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