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Southend-on-Sea crime rate

Barking and Dagenham, Bexley, Brent, East of England, Greenwich, Havering, Newham, Redbridge / loarna

Overview of Southend-on-Sea crime rate

Southend-on-Sea stands in the high crime rating category, securing the 8th position among 25 neighboring boroughs and local administrative districts based on its crime rate. In 2023, the area reported 20,663 crime incidents in a population of 180,686, leading to a crime rate of 114.36 per 1,000 residents. Impressively, this rate shows a significant decline of 14.73% from the prior year, signaling a strong move towards mitigating crime.

The prevalent crime categories include violence and sexual offences at 41.7%, anti-social behaviour at 8.3%, and public order offences at 8.2%. Meanwhile, possession of weapons, bicycle theft, and theft from the person are among the less frequent crimes, reflecting the spectrum of criminal activity within Southend-on-Sea.

The distribution of crime across the 17 wards of Southend-on-Sea shows Milton, Victoria, and Kursaal with the highest rates, whereas Belfairs, Eastwood Park, and West Leigh are the safest, indicating varied levels of security and safety within the city.

Analysis by postcode district further highlights SS1, SS2, and SS0 as the areas with the highest crime rates, contrasted by SS3, SS4, and SS9 as the safest, showcasing a diverse crime landscape across Southend-on-Sea.

In Southend-on-Sea, crime trends have shown significant fluctuations. Anti-social behaviour increased by 9.91% in 2020, but then saw decreases of 9.22% in 2021, 12.24% in 2022, and 10.14% in 2023. Shoplifting rates rose by 1.64% in 2023, after a decline of 2.16% in 2020. Vehicle crime increased by 1.79% in 2022, following a decrease of 2.51% in 2020. Violence and sexual offences rose by 7.08% in 2021, but decreased by 3.04% in 2020 and significantly by 9.47% in 2023. Other notable decreases include Criminal damage and arson by 2.03% in 2020, Other theft by 1.86% in the same year, and Public order offences by 3.49% in 2023.

Southend-on-Sea crime incidents by crime type

A total of 20663 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 8612 (41.7)%
Anti-social behaviour – 1724 (8.3)%
Public order – 1702 (8.2)%
Criminal damage and arson – 1630 (7.9)%
Other theft – 1496 (7.2)%
Shoplifting – 1337 (6.5)%
Vehicle crime – 1308 (6.3)%
Burglary – 772 (3.7)%
Drugs – 764 (3.7)%
Other crime – 388 (1.9)%
Robbery – 287 (1.4)%
Possession of weapons – 271 (1.3)%
Bicycle theft – 205 (1.0)%
Theft from the person – 167 (0.8)%

How does Southend-on-Sea compare against nearby areas ?

Southend-on-Sea ranks 8th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

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Crime rates in Southend-on-Sea wards

There are 17 wards within Southend-on-Sea. Milton (Southend-on-Sea), Victoria (Southend-on-Sea), Kursaal has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 17 wards from high crime rate to low.

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Crime rates in postcode districts under Southend-on-Sea

There are 6 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Southend-on-Sea. Highest crime rates in SS1, SS2, SS0 .

SS1 – 227.6
SS2 – 134.1
SS0 – 111.3

SS3 – 76.2
SS4 – 73.1
SS9 – 53.0

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea

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City of London crime rate

Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Bexley, Brent, Camden, City of London, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Haringey, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Lambeth, Lewisham, London Boroughs, Merton, Newham, Redbridge, Richmond upon Thames, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Wandsworth, Westminster / loarna

Crime rating – high.
City of London ranks 1st out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate.
In 2023, there were 11024 crime incidents reported.
As per the latest census, City of London has a population of 8583.
This equates to a crime rate of 1284.4 per 1000 residents.
This crime rate represents an increase of 8.84 % compared to previous year. It also puts
City of London in 1st position
out of the 33 London boroughs.

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Southwark crime rate

Barking and Dagenham, Bexley, Brent, Bromley, Camden, City of London, Croydon, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Haringey, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Lambeth, Lewisham, London Boroughs, Merton, Newham, Redbridge, Richmond upon Thames, Southwark, Sutton, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Wandsworth, Westminster / loarna

Crime rating – medium.
Southwark ranks 9th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate.
In 2023, there were 45576 crime incidents reported.
As per the latest census, Southwark has a population of 307637.
This equates to a crime rate of 148.15 per 1000 residents.
This crime rate represents an increase of 5.09 % compared to previous year. It also puts
Southwark in 9th position
out of the 33 London boroughs.

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Enfield crime rate

Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Enfield, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Lambeth, London Boroughs, Newham, Redbridge, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Westminster / loarna

Crime rating – medium.
Enfield ranks 15th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate.
In 2023, there were 37686 crime incidents reported.
As per the latest census, Enfield has a population of 329984.
This equates to a crime rate of 114.21 per 1000 residents.
This crime rate represents a decrease of 2.04 % compared to previous year. It also puts
Enfield in 19th position
out of the 33 London boroughs.

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Swale crime rate

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Overview of Swale crime rate

Crime assessment: high.

Swale stands at 5th place among 25 local districts in crime rates, with 17,481 incidents reported in 2023. With a population of 151,677, the crime rate is 115.25 per 1,000 residents, showing a slight increase of 0.98% from the previous year.

Leading crime types in Swale are Violence and sexual offences (38.5%), Anti-social behaviour (15.6%), and Criminal damage and arson (10.5%), with the least common being Bicycle theft (0.5%), Robbery (0.4%), and Theft from the person (0.3%).

Out of 24 wards in Swale, the ones with the highest crime rates are Chalkwell (Swale) (292.9), Sheerness (210.4), and Roman (Swale) (205.8), whereas the safest are Minster Cliffs (51.8), East Downs (48.5), and Woodstock (Swale) (48.3).

In Swale, there has been a notable increase in Anti-social behaviour by 7.91% in 2020 and 1.77% in 2023, Shoplifting by 3.54% in 2023, and Violence and sexual offences by 4.03% in 2021. Conversely, there were significant drops in crime rates including a decrease in Anti-social behaviour by 5.49% in 2021 and 5.71% in 2022, a reduction in Criminal damage and arson by 1.66% in 2020, a decrease in Shoplifting by 3.72% in 2020, a reduction in Vehicle crime by 1.67% in 2020 and 1.76% in 2021, and a decrease in Violence and sexual offences by 1.9% in 2022 and 4.74% in 2023.

Swale crime incidents by crime type

A total of 17481 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 6728 (38.5)%
Anti-social behaviour – 2721 (15.6)%
Criminal damage and arson – 1827 (10.5)%
Shoplifting – 1681 (9.6)%
Other theft – 1170 (6.7)%
Public order – 936 (5.4)%
Vehicle crime – 708 (4.1)%
Burglary – 570 (3.3)%
Other crime – 517 (3.0)%
Drugs – 255 (1.5)%
Possession of weapons – 149 (0.9)%
Bicycle theft – 87 (0.5)%
Robbery – 78 (0.4)%
Theft from the person – 54 (0.3)%

How does Swale compare against nearby areas ?

Swale ranks 5th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

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Crime rates in Swale wards

There are 24 wards within Swale. Chalkwell (Swale), Sheerness, Roman (Swale) has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 24 wards from high crime rate to low.