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April 2026 Source: Essex Police Police

Crime in Southend-on-Sea: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

Southend-on-Sea recorded 1,822 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 10.08 per 1,000 residents. This places Southend-on-Sea at #248 of 331 local authorities in England and Wales. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 41.8% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 6.7% compared to the same period last year.

warning Crime is significantly above the UK average for this area.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring103.11 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment1,822 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • leaderboardRanked #248 of 331 UK local authorities by crime rate
  • trending_upCrime up 6.7% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

1,822
trending_up +2.3% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

103.11per 1k
High Risk

National Safety

#248of 331

Top 20% Riskiest UK

National Population

180,685

Estimated population

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
On or near Petrol Station Map
Shoplifting: 73
73
On or near Nightclub Map
Violence and sexual offences: 37 Anti-social behaviour: 5 Drugs: 4
37
On or near Great Eastern Avenue Map
Violence and sexual offences: 22 Criminal damage and arson: 11 Public order: 7
22
On or near Parking Area Map
Violence and sexual offences: 40 Public order: 6
40
On or near Supermarket Map
Shoplifting: 30
30
On or near Parking Area Map
Anti-social behaviour: 22
22
On or near Supermarket Map
Violence and sexual offences: 19
19
On or near Petrol Station Map
Violence and sexual offences: 16
16
On or near Parking Area Map
Other theft: 8 Vehicle crime: 8
8
On or near Deeping Map
Anti-social behaviour: 9 Theft from the person: 1
9

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
1,822 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
762
41.8%
Anti-social Behaviour
218
12.0%
Shoplifting
167
9.2%
Criminal Damage & Arson
133
7.3%
Vehicle Crime
114
6.3%
Public Order
104
5.7%
Other Theft
99
5.4%
Drug Offences
77
4.2%
Burglary
64
3.5%
Other Crime
22
1.2%
Weapons Possession
19
1.0%
Robbery
18
1.0%
Bicycle Theft
18
1.0%
Theft from Person
7
0.4%

Crime Analysis: Southend-on-Sea

Southend-on-Sea recorded 1,822 crimes in April 2026, equivalent to a rate of 103.11 per 1,000 residents — one of the higher-crime areas in England and Wales, placing it in the top quarter nationally (#248 of 331 local authorities).

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in Southend-on-Sea (41.8%). Anti-social Behaviour (12.0%) and Shoplifting (9.2%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in Southend-on-Sea has risen noticeably — by 6.7%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

All figures are published monthly by Essex Police through the Police.uk open data platform and cross-referenced with ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce the per-resident rates above. Data typically appears 1–2 months after the end of the recording period.

Stop & Search

April 2026

1,156

Total Stops

14.8%

Arrest Rate

56

Neighbourhoods

Outcome

A no further action disposal821
Arrest171
Community resolution155
Summons / charged by post4
Caution (simple or conditional)3
Khat or Cannabis warning2

Gender

Male925
Female156

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

75.6%

White

9.4%

Black

7.7%

Asian

4.6%

Mixed

2.7%

Other

Stop & search data published by Essex Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

17 wards

Highest Crime

#Ward Crimes Rate
1Victoria 328 206.5
2Kursaal 230 205.4
3Milton 291 182.3
4Chalkwell 145 134.6
5Prittlewell 107 82.8

Safest Wards

Ward Crimes Rate
shieldWest Leigh 25 2.7
shieldBelfairs 38 4.0
shieldEastwood Park 43 4.5
shieldThorpe 56 6.1
shieldWestborough 46 4.1

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +2.3%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +6.7%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.9%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 331 local authorities in England & Wales.

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