Total Crime Rate
143.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mansel Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Eastwood Park , and the 109th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Southend-on-Sea .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mansel Close (SS9 5YB) in the last 12 months was 143.5 per 1,000 residents and was 233.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 98.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mansel Close (SS9 5YB), the main crime hotspot is near Mansel Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Eastwood Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walters Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shirley Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Mansel Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mansel Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mansel Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Steeplefield | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walters Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesterfield Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hazelwood Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Walters Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Southernhay | Under investigation |
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