Total Crime Rate

18.9 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 18.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

The Crest area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Eastwood Park , and the 84th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Crest (SS9 5NJ) in the last 12 months was 18.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crest (SS9 5NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Briarwood Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Steeplefield (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Crest area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Southernhay Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chesterfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Flamboro Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bellhouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Briarwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Leighfields Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steeplefield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briarwood Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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