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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in SS0: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

SS0 recorded 457 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 7.32 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 42.5% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 1.3% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring80.67 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment457 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 1.3% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

457
trending_up +17.5% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

80.67per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,108

Within SS0 district

Southend-on-Sea

62,402

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Petrol Station Map
total: 68 Shoplifting: 54 Violence and sexual offences: 8
68
Hospital Map
total: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Public order: 2
12
Further/Higher Educational Building Map
total: 11 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 1
11
Boston Avenue Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Burglary: 1
10
Hamlet Court Road Map
total: 7 Shoplifting: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 2
7
Ditton Court Road Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 1
7
Royal Terrace Map
total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 5 Drugs: 1
7
Cliff Avenue Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 1
7
Parking Area Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Burglary: 1
6
Ailsa Road Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1
6

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
457 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
194
42.5%
Shoplifting
65
14.2%
Anti-social Behaviour
43
9.4%
Vehicle Crime
33
7.2%
Criminal Damage & Arson
32
7.0%
Other Theft
21
4.6%
Burglary
16
3.5%
Drug Offences
14
3.1%
Public Order
12
2.6%
Other Crime
9
2.0%
Bicycle Theft
7
1.5%
Weapons Possession
4
0.9%
Robbery
4
0.9%
Theft from Person
3
0.7%

Crime Analysis: SS0

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in SS0 (42.5%). Shoplifting (14.2%) and Anti-social Behaviour (9.4%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in SS0 has fallen slightly — by 1.3%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for SS0 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +17.5%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -1.3%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.1%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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