The overall crime rate in Southend-on-Sea postcode area is 103.2 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 20.2k crimes were violent crimes which is 41.1% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 120% of national crime rate. Bicycle theft crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 20.4% over the last twelve months.The category of "vehicle crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Vehicle crime" rate is at 134% of national crime rate which puts Southend-on-Sea on 26. position out of 99 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Vehicle crime" makes up 6.7% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "vehicle crime" is 3.3k cases and has decreased by 12% when compared year-over-year in the period of December 2024 - November 2025.
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 postcode areas) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime → | 41.1% | 19. highest | 120% | 20.2k | 4.1% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime → | 10.3% | 22. lowest | 65% | 5.1k | 7.6% |
| Shoplifting crime → | 8.2% | 44. highest | 101% | 4.0k | 4.4% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime → | 8.1% | 25. highest | 115% | 4.0k | 1.2% |
| Vehicle crime → | 6.7% | 26. highest | 134% | 3.3k | -12.0% |
| Public order crime → | 6.6% | 44. highest | 97% | 3.2k | -9.6% |
| Other theft crime → | 6.1% | 45. highest | 94% | 3.0k | -8.8% |
| Drugs crime → | 4.0% | 24. highest | 117% | 2.0k | 18.8% |
| Burglary crime → | 3.2% | 45. lowest | 88% | 1.6k | -21.4% |
| Other crime → | 2.2% | 36. highest | 105% | 1.1k | -2.8% |
| Possession of weapons crime → | 1.1% | 25. highest | 121% | 549 | 3.4% |
| Robbery crime → | 1.0% | 45. highest | 75% | 476 | -3.6% |
| Bicycle theft crime → | 0.7% | 45. highest | 87% | 360 | 20.4% |
| Theft from the person crime → | 0.5% | 48. highest | 28% | 270 | -18.2% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in Southend-on-Sea postcode area to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
| Crime statistic | Southend-on-Sea postcode area crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 10.7 | 16.3 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Burglary | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8.4 | 7.3 |
| Drugs | 4.1 | 3.5 |
| Other crime | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Public order | 6.8 | 7.0 |
| Robbery | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Shoplifting | 8.5 | 8.4 |
| Theft from the person | 0.6 | 2.1 |
| Vehicle crime | 7.0 | 5.2 |
| Violent crime | 42.4 | 35.5 |
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